Welding - Technical Diploma
As a Welding graduate, you can build and repair metal components using major welding processes used by industry. You have knowledge of blueprints, metallurgy and layout, and can weld to AWS and ASME codes. Typical careers include maintenance welders, qualified welders, structural welders, welder/fabricators and pipe welders. Other career opportunities include construction trades welder, ironworker trades welder, millwright, sheet metal trades welder, and pipe trades welder.
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Program Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition: $6,862, Books: $980, Supplies: $535
This program is partially eligible for financial aid.
Estimates based on in-state residency. Please visit the following URL to learn more about tuition and fees for this program. /admissions-and-aid/paying-for-college/tuition-and-fees?ProgramCode=314421
Requirements for Program Entry
- Apply at www.nwtc.edu/apply.
- Submit the following to transcripts@nwtc.edu: High school transcript (or GED/HSED transcript) College transcript
- If your cumulative GPA is below 2.6, complete or submit a placement evaluation.
- Tip! Our admission advisors will assist you through every step. Have questions? Connect with 冈本视频 Admissions at start@nwtc.edu or 920-498-5444.
Program Outcomes
- Be successfully employed in the welding industry.
- Perform procedures using plasma, carbon arc, oxyacetylene processes.
- Perform procedures using the Shielded Metal Arc Welding process (S.M.A.W).
- Perform procedures using the Gas Metal Arc Welding process (G.M.A.W).
- Perform procedures using the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding process (G.T.A.W).
- Perform procedures using the Flux Core Arc Welding process (F.C.A.W).
- Perform procedures using the Submerged Arc Welding process (S.A.W).
- Perform welding procedures using the Metal Core process.
- Interpret mechanical drawings.
- Fabricate projects from blueprints and sketches.
- Perform basic mathematical computations.
- Identify various ferrous and non-ferrous materials.
- Communicate with co-workers and supervisors.
Curriculum
Students following the study plan below will complete the Welding technical diploma in the number of semesters shown.
First Semester
8 Week 1
8 Week 2
Second Semester
8 Week 1
8 Week 2
- Curriculum Note: Students must earn a "C" or better in 31-804-304, Vocational Math A to enroll in 31-804-305, Vocational Math B.
Course Descriptions
Students gain skills that lead to success in college, employment, and life. Students should take this course in their first semester. (Pre-requisite: None.)
Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall SpringThis course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge and skills to apply the concepts of whole numbers, fractions, decimals, measurement, proportions, and percent to their career. No prerequisites needed.
Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall SpringVisual inspection of weld and cut edges, manual and machine oxy fuel gas cutting, air carbon arc cutting, plasma arc cutting, and mechanical cutting methods.
Course Typically Offered: Contact an AdvisorCourse provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge and understanding of orthographic projection, sketching, dimensioning, section and auxiliary views, structural shapes, metric conversation and interpretation of fabrications from prints. (Prerequisite: Accepted into Welding program, Metal Fabrication technical diploma or the Intro to MIG Certificate AND Next Gen Rdg score greater/equal to 237; OR ACT Rdg score greater/equal to 15; OR preparatory courses)
Course Typically Offered: Contact an AdvisorCourse provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of surfacing welds in the flat position, fillet and groove welds on plain carbon steel. (Corequisite: 31-442-301, Material Cutting Applications)
Course Typically Offered: Contact an AdvisorCourse provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of welds in the horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions, on fillet and groove welds, with and without backing and overhead T-Joints on plain carbon steel. (Prerequisite: 31-442-342, Shielded Metal Arc Welding 1)
Course Typically Offered: FallProvide the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process, and understanding of basic line and angle construction, basic measuring techniques, basic squaring techniques, along with basic part layout for fabrication. (Prerequisite: Accepted into Welding program or Metal Fabrication technical diploma; Corequisite: 31-442-301, Material Cutting Applications)
Course Typically Offered: Contact an AdvisorCourse provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge and understanding of welding symbols AWS and ISO, weld joint nomenclature and welding joint geometry. (Prerequisite: Accepted into Welding program, Metal Fabrication technical diploma or the Intro to MIG Certificate)
Course Typically Offered: Contact an AdvisorCourse provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process, and understanding of…general fabrication equipment safety and operation used for sawing, shearing, bending, drilling, punching and CNC cutting. (Prerequisite: Accepted into Welding program or Metal Fabrication technical diploma; Prerequisite: 31-457-337 Metal Fabrication I)
Course Typically Offered: Contact an AdvisorCourse provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of welding in the flat and horizontal positions, fillet, pipe to plate and groove welds on plain carbon steel. (Corequisite: 31-442-301, Material Cutting Applications)
Course Typically Offered: Contact an AdvisorCourse provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of welds in the flat, horizontal vertical and overhead positions on fillet, pipe to plate, T-Joints (1F & 2F) and groove welds with and without backing (1G & 2G) on plain carbon steel using the spray mode of transfer and on aluminum. (Prerequisite: 31-442-348, Gas Metal Arc Welding 1)
Course Typically Offered: FallThis course provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge and skills to apply the concepts of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry to their career. (Pre-requisite: Completion of 31-804-304 Vocational Math A with a "C" or better)
Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall SpringCourse provides the opportunity for the learner to develop advanced blueprint reading skills to read and interpret moderate to advanced blueprints and shop drawings. (Prerequisites: Accepted into the Welding program or Metal Fabrication program; 31-421-335, Blueprint Reading for Welders1; 31-421-336, Weld Symbols)
Course Typically Offered: Contact an AdvisorCourse provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of GTAW equipment set-up as well as the basic skills needed to make welds on plain carbon steel. Weld quality will be discussed but this course is only used to understand the basics of the GTAW process. (Prerequisite: 31-442-301, Material Cutting Applications)
Course Typically Offered: Contact an AdvisorCourse provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of making groove and fillet weld on sheet metal with plain carbon steel, 3XX stainless steel, GTAW on aluminum as well as multipass groove welds on plain carbon steel. Weld quality will be emphasized with all lab assignments. (Prerequisite: 31-442-359, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 1)
Course Typically Offered: SpringCourse provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of surfacing welds in the flat position as well as fillet and groove welds in the flat, horizontal position using gas shielded flux cored arc welding. (Corequisite: 31-442-301, Material Cutting Applications)
Course Typically Offered: Contact an AdvisorCourse provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of fillet and groove welds in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions on plate and pipe welds using gas shielded flux cored arc welding and self-shielded flux cored arc welding and metal cored electrodes and sub arc equipment. (Prerequisite: 31-442-329, Flux Cored Arc Welding 1)
Course Typically Offered: SpringCourse provides the opportunity for the learner to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of building projects from advanced blueprints using all fabrication equipment and welding processes. (Prerequisites: 31-457-337, Metal Fabrication I; 31-457-338, Metal Fabrication II)
Course Typically Offered: Contact an AdvisorManufacture of iron and steel, mechanical and physical properties of metals, metal identification, macro and microscopic grain structures, welding metallurgy, applied heat treating processes, and weld failures and fractures.
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