WELDING TECHNOLOGY

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TECHNICALDegree/Certificate: Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) – Welding Technology (4 terms)Level 2 Certificate Industrial Welder (3 terms)Certificates of Technology – Gas Shielded Welding (2 terms) – Combination Welder (2 terms)Occupational Certificates – Art-Welding (2 term) – Stick Pipe Welder (1 term)Continuing Education Certificates – Combination Welding (1 term) – Sheet Metal Welder (1 term)

In Texas, industry and communities are growing, especially in the petrochemical areas. As construction rates rise, so does the demand for talented welders. The American Welding Society (AWS) reports 70,000 new welders are needed to cover the scheduled projects in the Gulf Coast region through 2017.

San Jacinto College offers one of the largest and best-equipped welding training facilities in the region, where students can explore many facets of welding technology and gain access to career paths from manufacturing and industry to inspection and management.

Welding is a process for permanently joining metals together by use of an electric-arc to melt a filler-metal into the original metal to make the two pieces as one. Welding can include joining parts such as piping, structural steel, steel plates, pressure vessels or even small parts; and it can be performed on carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum and many other metals. Welding takes the skill and talent of an artist, and that skill can be acquired through training and discipline.

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A welder may also be required to cut, contour and bevel metal plates and structural shapes into dimensions as specified by blueprints, work orders and templates; using torches, saws, shears or other machine tools.

C = Central Campus, M = Maritime Campus, N = North Campus, O = Online and S = South Campus

Median salary for Gulf Coast region

Welder, Cutter, Solderer and Brazer

$47,881 per year

*Source: texaswages.com, Gulf Coast region, 2015

ART-WELDING (6WLD-ART)

Occupational Certificate

First Term CreditWLDG 1305 Art Metals ............................................................................ 3WLDG 1308 Metal Sculpture ................................................................. 3WLDG 1204 Fundamentals of Oxy-Fuel

Welding and Cutting ........................................................................ 2Subtotal 8

Second Term CreditWLDG 1428 Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) ................................................................................ 4WLDG 1430 Introduction to Gas Metal

Arc Welding (GMAW) ........................................................................ 4Subtotal 8

Occupational Certificate Total 16

Capstone Experience: WLDG 1430

STICK PIPE WELDER (6WLD-STI)Occupational CertificateThis series of courses introduces the student to various aspects within the shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) of pipe according to common welding codes and procedures. Upon completion of this certificate, student should be successful at completing SMAW pipe weld tests as required by industry and fabrication companies. These courses may also be applied toward the combination pipe welder certificate of technology and the Associate of Applied Science in Welding Technology.

First Term CreditWLDG 1428 Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) ............................................................ 4WLDG 2443 Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) ......................................................................... 4WLDG 2406 Intermediate Pipe Welding ........................................... 4WLDG 2453 Advanced Pipe Welding ................................................. 4Occupational Certificate Total 16

Capstone Experience: WLDG 2453

INDUSTRIAL WELDER (5WLD-IW)Level 2 CertificateThis certificate captures all the welding courses in both the combi-nation welder, and gas shielded certificates of technology. This cer-tificate covers the major welding process used in the petrochemical, and pipeline industries (SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, and FCAW). It also covers blueprint reading for welders.

First Term CreditWLDG 1428 Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) ......................................................................... 4WLDG 1434 Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) .......................................................................... 4WLDG 1204 Fundamentals of Oxy-Fuel Welding and Cutting .......................................................................................... 2WLDG 1430 Introduction to Gas Metal

Arc Welding (GMAW) ........................................................................ 4Subtotal 14

Second Term CreditWLDG 2443 Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) ......................................................................... 4WLDG 2451 Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) .......................................................................... 4WLDG 1412 Introduction to Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) .......................................................................... 4WLDG 1413 Introduction to Blueprint

Reading for Welders .......................................................................... 4Subtotal 16

Third Term CreditWLDG 2406 Intermediate Pipe Welding ........................................... 4WLDG 2453 Advanced Pipe Welding ................................................. 4WLDG 2480 Cooperative Education - Welding

Technology/Welder or WLDG 2413 Intermediate Welding Using Multiple Processes ............................................................................. 4

Subtotal 12

Level 2 Certificate Total 42

Capstone Experience: WLDG 2480 or WLDG 2413

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COMBINATION WELDER (4WLD-C)Certificate of TechnologyThe Combination Welder Certificate of Technology is designed to give intermediate and advanced welding experience to those students interested in taking shielded metal arc (SMAW) welding and gas tungsten arc (GTAW) welding on plate and pipe to meet certification tests required by industry. Instruction is provided on plate and pipe welding positions on carbon steel.

First Term CreditWLDG 1428 Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) ............................................................ 4WLDG 2443 Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) ......................................................................... 4WLDG 1204 Fundamentals of Oxy-Fuel Welding and Cutting ........................................................................ 2WLDG 1434 Introduction to Gas Tungsten

Arc Welding (GTAW) .......................................................................... 4Subtotal 14

Second Term CreditWLDG 2406 Intermediate Pipe Welding ........................................... 4WLDG 2453 Advanced Pipe Welding ................................................. 4WLDG 2451 Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) ................................................................................. 4WLDG 1413 Introduction to Blueprint

Reading for Welders .......................................................................... 4Subtotal 16

Certificate of Technology Total 30

Capstone Experience: WLDG 2451

GAS SHIELDED WELDING (4WLD-GAS)Certificate of TechnologyThe Gas Shielded Welding Certificate of Technology is designed to give entry-level welding experience to those students interested in taking gas metal arc (GMAW) and gas tungsten arc (GTAW) plate and pipe welding certification tests as required by industry. Instruc-tion is provided on plate and pipe welding positions on carbon steel.

First Term CreditWLDG 1430 Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) ............................................................................... 4WLDG 1434 Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) ................................................................................. 4WLDG 2451 Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc

Welding (GTAW) ................................................................................. 4Subtotal 12

Second Term CreditWLDG 1413 Intro Blueprint Reading .................................................. 4WLDG 1412 Introduction to Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) ......................................................................................... 4WLDG 2480 Cooperative Education - Welding Technology/Welder

or WLDG 2413 Intermediate Welding Using Multiple Processes ............................................................................. 4

Subtotal 12

Certificate of Technology Total 24

Capstone Experience: WLDG 2480 or WLDG 2413

WELDING TECHNOLOGY (3WLD)Associate of Applied Science Degree

First Term CreditWLDG 1428 Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) ............................................................ 4WLDG 1204 Fundamentals of Oxy-Fuel Welding and Cutting ........................................................................ 2WLDG 1413 Introduction to Blueprint Reading for Welders .......................................................................... 4MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics (Quantitative Reasoning) or MATH 1314 College Algebra or Higher ...................................... 3*Humanities or Fine Arts ......................................................................... 3Subtotal 16

Second Term CreditWLDG 1434 Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) .......................................................................... 4WLDG 2443 Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) ......................................................................... 4WLDG 2406 Intermediate Pipe Welding ........................................... 4ENGL 1301 Composition I ...................................................................... 3Subtotal 15

Third Term CreditWLDG 1430 Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) ................................................................................ 4WLDG 2451 Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) ................................................................................. 4WLDG 2453 Advanced Pipe Welding ................................................. 4Speech ........................................................................................................... 3Subtotal 15

Fourth Term CreditWLDG 1305 Art Metals or METL 1305 Welding Metallurgy I ......................................................... 3WLDG 1412 Introduction to Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) .......................................................................... 4WLDG 2480 Cooperative Education - Welding Technology/Welder or WLDG 2413 Intermediate Welding Using Multiple Processes .. 4*Social and Behavioral Sciences .......................................................... 3Subtotal 14

Associate of Applied Science Degree Total 60

Capstone Experience: WLDG 2480 or WLDG 2413* Courses which satisfy this requirement are listed in the Humanities and Fine Arts, and Social and Behavioral Sciences sections of the Transfer Core curriculum.