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Welding
(Occupational Degree)

What will I learn in this program?

 Career Technical Education programs allow students to develop skills in career technical areas leading to employment or improved employment opportunities. CTE programs such as welding incorporate a variety of skills such as brazing, soldering, electrical trouble shooting and fabrication to name a few.

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Typical Classes:

Techniques in Oxyacetylene Welding and Cutting
In this lecture/laboratory course, you will develop and acquire the necessary skills needed for oxyacetylene welding, brazing, soldering, surfacing, and cutting.
Welding Design Layout and Fabrication
This class will teach you various aspects of product design, component layout, structural shapes and weldments, technical drawings, procurement, and problem solving in welding fabrication.
Technical Specialized Welding Technology Survey
This class will prepare you for “non-traditional” welding and will focus on various components including plasma arc, resistance welding, gas metal arc, fluxed core arc, submerged arc, electroslag, laser beam, and electron beam. This class will help you plan a career in welding as a welding technician, welder, lab technician, engineering aide, sales and service rep or mid-manager.

Time to completion, taking classes full-time:

 Taking classes full-time, you can complete this 67- credit degree in four or five semesters. The degree includes hands-on training and academic classes.

Career Options:

 You can experience a rewarding career in metal fabrication, maintenance, education, supervision, sales and service, as well as many other opportunities associated with welding technology.

Department/Contact Information:

 Contact a faculty member by calling AWC at (928) 317-6000 and ask for the professor of Welding or the Director of Construction Trades.

Revised 09/28/2009

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