College Catalog

This curriculum offers practical skills and theory in welding, quality assurance, welding design, robotic welding, CNC plasma cutting, non-destructive testing, plus the mathematics and language skills necessary to mature to a technical or management career in the welding and fabrication industries.

Career Opportunities

Jobs are available in welding applications, welding technicians, welding supervisor, welding inspector, quality assurance and non-destructive testing, welding estimator, and engineering functions.

Recommended High School Subjects

Welding degree students would benefit from industrial or vocational welding or metalworking courses, blueprint reading or drafting, technical math or descriptive geometry.

Remediation Strategies

All entering students will be tested for English, math, and reading deficiencies. Students are expected to remediate any deficiencies as explained in this online catalog (see http://www.pct.edu/catalog/PlacementTesting.htm ). They should do so prior to enrollment and in the following order of priority: mathematics, English, reading.

Transfer Procedures

This major is subject to the transfer standards established by the College (see http://www.pct.edu/catalog/TransferringCredits.htm ). Exceptions must be approved by the school dean.

Program Goals

A graduate of this major should be able to:

• weld safely in shop and field operations.
• work safely and avoid practices that are unsafe to others.
• weld using oxy-fuel, electric, and inert gas shielded methods.
• distinguish the types of welding power sources, their characteristics, uses, and limitations.
• inspect welding jobs using visual, destructive, and non-destructive testing methods.
• construct weldments from sketches, blueprints, or verbal instructions.
• interpret welding symbols.
• select the proper welding process, procedure, supplies, etc., based on cost limitations.
• identify ferrous and non-ferrous metals.
• test the physical and mechanical properties of metals, as related to weldability.
• follow welding qualification tests/procedures according to specifications of the AWS, API, and ASME codes.
• program and operate CNC plasma/oxy-fuel cutting equipment.
• program and operate a robotic weld station.
• apply the principles of metallurgy to the selection of a welding procedure.

Curriculum

Additional Information

American Welding Society (AWS) test facility.