Welding - Mountwest Community and Technical College

Welding from Mountwest Community and Technical College is a Campus Associate Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Program Description: The Technical Studies Degree , limited to high school students enrolled in the EDGE program, is designed to provide for cooperatively sponsored educational opportunities leading to the Associate in Applied Science degree and/or One-Year Certificate. Mountwest Community & Technical College delivers educational programs in a variety of occupational fields to businesses and industries having an immediate need for such programs. Components of the program include the following: general education, classroom instruction in a technical core and in the occupational area, and possible on-the-job training. Technical Studies students must meet admission and performance standards. Credits earned through either the approved apprenticeship programs or through industry-based education and training programs will not be added to the student?s collegiate transcript until the student has completed twelve program credit hours from Mountwest Community & Technical College and has obtained at least a 2.0 GPA. Career Outlook: Employment of welding , soldering, and brazing workers is expected to grow more slowly than average for all occupations over the 2004-14 period. Despite this, job prospects should be excellent as employers report difficulty finding enough qualified people. In addition, many openings are expected to arise as a large number of workers retire over the next decade. Despite slower-than-average job growth, technology is creating more uses for welding in the workplace and expanding employment opportunities. For example, new ways are being developed to bond dissimilar materials and nonmetallic materials, such as plastics, composites, and new alloys. Also, laser beam and electron beam welding , new fluxes, and other new technologies and techniques are improving the results of welding, making it useful in a wider assortment of applications. Improvements in technology have also boosted welding productivity, making welding more competitive with other methods of joining materials. Employment Opportunities: Building equipment contractor School maintenance Repair shop Self-employment Manufacturing industry Construction industry Utilities Industry View more details on Mountwest Community and Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.