Welding Technology ATC
This program is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment as a welder. The program complies with national standards established by the American Welding Society (AWS). It combines theory and applied shop practice designed to develop welding skills. Students receive instruction on welding processes including OAC (oxy-acetylene cutting), SMAW (shielded metal arc welding), GMAW (gas metal arc welding), and GTAW (gas tungsten arc welding), as well as blueprint reading, layout procedures, metallurgy, and safety.Successful completion of each semester and/or permission of the instructor is required for acceptance into the next semester. Placement in specific English and math courses is
Courses
- ATEC117 — Occupational Rlatns/Job Search
- ENGL101 — Writing and Rhetoric I
- ENGL101P — Writing and Rhetoric I
- MCTE106 — Technical Math MM/HVAC/WELD
- WELD105 — Welding Theory
- WELD106 — Welding Theory II
- WELD112 — Safety and Leadership
- WELD121 — Blueprint Reading for Welders
- WELD131 — Advanced Blueprint Reading
- WELD182L — Welding Lab II
- WELD187L — SMAW Practical
- WELD188L — Advanced SMAW Practical
- WELD197L — Oxy/Fuel Cutting Lab
- WELD225 — Advanced Welding Theory
- WELD226 — Layout/Mechanical Drawing
- WELD227 — Advanced Welding Theory II
- WELD228 — Advanced Mechanical Drawing
- WELD281L — Shielded Metal Arc Welding
- WELD291L — Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Lab