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The Welding Technology Program is designed to prepare the student with the necessary skills to acquire an entry-level position in the various industries that require the different welding processes available through the Program. The Welding Program is also designed to assist those already employed in the industry and those  in the community to improve their skills. The Program offers course work in Oxyacetylene Welding (OAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) and American Welding Society (AWS) qualifications in plate and pipe welding. The curriculum is updated with the assistance of an industry advisory committee.

Program Overview

As a Welding major, you will:

  • Study a general welding curriculum including welding plate and pipe and qualifications in multiple welding processes to American Welding Society standards.
  • Develop leadership and communication skills.
  • Identify the welding careers you are most interested in and build a course of, study to better qualify you to succeed in that career

Program Highlights

  • Classes for beginning through advanced welders.
  • Welding qualifications through the American Welding Society.
  • Practical hands-on training with classroom theory.
  • Short term courses.

Associate Degree and Certificate of Achievement in Welding can be completed within two (2) years.
Internships in welding are available for students interested in Work Experience opportunities.

Two-Year Advising Plans

​​​Degree Type​Degree Name
Associate in Science​WeldingTechnology-AS
​Certificate of Achievement​WeldingTechnology-1-year CA
​Certificate of Achievement​WeldingTechnology-2-year CA
​Certificate of Accomplishment​WeldingTechnology-CoA

Employment Opportunities

Welding Technician

Sales

Inspection

Supervision & Management

Aerospace

Welding Engineering

Construction

Trucking & Automotive

Welding Instructor

Some positions however require a four-year degree for which LCC’s program is a good base for transfer.

Degrees and Certificates

Total Units for the Certificate of Accomplishment Welding Technology: 12 Units
Required Core Courses: 9 Units

COURSE NUMBERTITLEUNITS
WT 20  Power Plant & Field Pipe Welding I3
WT-37  Welding Theory & Practice – Shielded Metal Arc Welding3
WT 38  Welding Theory & Practice – Gas Metal ArcWelding3
Required Electives: 3 Units
IT-22 Operations, Maintenance and Safety1
IT-72  Facilities Maintenance - Welding2
WT 36  Welding Theory & Practice - Oxyacetylene3
WT-51  Blueprint and Symbol Reading for Welders2
WT-52  Robotic Operations and Programming3

Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Certificate of Accomplishment in Welding Technology, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the safe set-up and application of Oxyacetylene Cutting (OAC), Oxyacetylene Welding (OAW), Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), and Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) to ferrous metals.
2. Describe hazard materials awareness and handling.
3. Interpret technical information used on industrial working and assembly drawings.

Total Units for the One-Year Certificate of Achievement: 23 Units
Required Core Courses: 17 Units

COURSE NUMBERTITLEUNITS
IT-22 Operations, Maintenance and Safety1
IT-72  Facilities Maintenance - Welding2
WT 20  Power Plant & Field Pipe Welding I3
WT-21  Power Plant & Field Pipe Welding II3
WT-37  Welding Theory & Practice – Shielded Metal Arc Welding3
WT 38  Welding Theory & Practice – Gas Metal ArcWelding3
WT-51  Blueprint and Symbol Reading for Welders2
Required Electives: 6 Units
WT 42  Intermediate Shielded Metal Arc Welding3
WT-43  Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding3
WT-44  Gas Metal Arc Welding3
WT-45  Gas Tungsten Arc Welding3
WT-52  Robotic Operations and Programming3
WT-53  Robotic Welding Operations and Programming (Advanced)3

Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Certificate of Achievement in Welding Technology One-Year, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the safe set-up and application of Oxyacetylene Cutting (OAC), Oxyacetylene Welding (OAW), Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), and Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) to ferrous, alloy and nonferrous metals.
2. Apply the SMAW, GTAW, GMAW, and FCAW processes to steel plate and pipe that meet or exceed industry standards and the American Welding Society Structural Welding Code, DI.1.
3. Interpret technical information used on industrial working and assembly drawings.
4. Safely power up the controller and jog the robot in world and joint mode within a work cell.
5. Describe hazard materials awareness and handling.

Total Units for the Two-Year Certificate of Achievement: 44 Units
Required Core Courses: 29 Units

COURSE NUMBERTITLEUNITS
IT-22 Operations, Maintenance and Safety1
IT-72  Facilities Maintenance - Welding2
WT 20  Power Plant & Field Pipe Welding I3
WT-21  Power Plant & Field Pipe Welding II3
WT 22  Power Plant & Field Pipe Welding III3
WT 23  Power Plant & Field Pipe Welding IV3
WT 36  Welding Theory & Practice - Oxyacetylene3
WT-37  Welding Theory & Practice – Shielded Metal Arc Welding3
WT 38  Welding Theory & Practice – Gas Metal ArcWelding3
WT 39  Welding Theory & Practice – Gas Tungsten Arc Welding3
WT-51  Blueprint and Symbol Reading for Welders2
Required Electives: 15 Units
BUS-25  Small Business Management3
WT 42  Intermediate Shielded Metal Arc Welding3
WT-43  Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding3
WT-44  Gas Metal Arc Welding3
WT-45  Gas Tungsten Arc Welding3
WT-52  Robotic Operations and Programming3
WT-53  Robotic Welding Operations and Programming (Advanced)3

Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Certificate of Achievement in Welding Technology Two-Year, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the safe setup and application of various welding and cutting processes to specific metals and joint designs, which meet or exceed industry standards and the American Welding Society Structural Welding Code, DI.1.
2. Define integrity and its importance to business stakeholders.
3. Interpret technical information used on industrial working and assembly drawings.
4. Safely power up the controller and jog the robot in world and joint mode within a work cell.
5. Describe hazard materials awareness and handling.

Total Units for the Associate in Science Degree: 60 Units
Required Core Courses: 24 Units

COURSE NUMBERTITLEUNITS
WT 20  Power Plant & Field Pipe Welding I3
WT-21  Power Plant & Field Pipe Welding II3
WT 22  Power Plant & Field Pipe Welding III3
WT 23  Power Plant & Field Pipe Welding IV3
WT 36  Welding Theory & Practice - Oxyacetylene3
WT-37  Welding Theory & Practice – Shielded Metal Arc Welding3
WT 38  Welding Theory & Practice – Gas Metal ArcWelding3
WT 39  Welding Theory & Practice – Gas Tungsten Arc Welding3
Required Electives: 18 Units
BUS-25  Small Business Management3
IT-22 Operations, Maintenance and Safety1
IT-72  Facilities Maintenance - Welding2
WT 42  Intermediate Shielded Metal Arc Welding3
WT-43  Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding3
WT-44  Gas Metal Arc Welding3
WT-45  Gas Tungsten Arc Welding3
WT-51  Blueprint and Symbol Reading for Welders2
WT-52  Robotic Operations and Programming3
WT-53  Robotic Welding Operations and Programming (Advanced)3

General Education Requirements: 18 Units


Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Associate in Science Degree Welding Technology, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the safe setup and application of various welding and cutting processes to specific metals and joint designs, which meet or exceed industry standards and the American Welding Society Structural Welding Code, DI.1.
2. Define integrity and its importance to business stakeholders.
3. Interpret technical information used on industrial working and assembly drawings.
4. Safely power up the controller and jog the robot in world and joint mode within a work cell.

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