Welding Program
First Semester Guide for all Welding students:
WELD 170 Beginning Welding: Fundamentals of Arc and Gas Welding - 2 Units (In person)
- The students will learn the fundamentals of arc and oxy-acetylene welding, and oxy-acetylene flame cutting. Topics will include safety, shop practices, and preparation for American Welding Society (AWS) welding certifications.
- This course is a Prerequisite for the other WELD series courses
Mach 161 Metallurgy - 3 Units (Online)
- The students will study metals including alloying, heat treating, testing and applications in industry.
Second semester follow degree or certificate path:
Welding Technology (AS) - 60 Units
Welding Technology Certificate - 19 Units
Welding: Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) Certificate - 9 Units
Welding: Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) Certificate - 9 Units
Welding: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Certificate - 9 Units
Welding: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Certificate - 9 Units
Welding Courses:
Courses listed in order of priority to complete.
WELD 170 Beginning Welding: Fundamentals of Arc and Gas Welding - 2 units
WELD 113 Thermal Cutting Processes – 2 units
WELD 101 Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) - 2 units
WELD 102 Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) - 2 units
WELD 103 Introduction to Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) - 2 units
WELD 104 Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) – 2 units
WELD 114A Introduction to Metal Fabrication - 2 units
WELD 114B Advanced Metal Fabrication – 2 units
Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) Courses used in some Weld certificates:
MACH 51.1A Beginning Machine Tool Technology - 3 Units
MACH 162 Blueprint Reading for Machine and Related Industries – 3 Units