Combination Welding

ONE YEAR CERTIFICATE

The program is designed to provide the student with the necessary knowledge and skills appropriate for employment in the areas of electric and oxyacetylene welding.  Students completing this program should have sufficient preparation to become certified welders.

 

 

Phyllis Sander, Chairperson   618 634-3334

phylliss@shawneecc.edu

 

Courses                                                      Credit Hours

DRA 131 Blueprint Reading                                 3

MAT 121 Technical Mathematics                         3

WEL 123 Arc Welding I                                      3

WEL 126 Gas Welding & Gas Tungsten Welding             5

SEM 111 College Orientation                               1

INT 111 Career Development                              1

First Semester Total Hours                                 17

 

ENG 124 Technical Communications I                  3

HLT 125 First Aid                                                1

WEL 124 Arc Welding II & Low Hydrogen          5

WEL 125 Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG)              3

Welding Elective                                                    3

Elective                                                                  1

Second Semester Total Hours                              18

 

 

WEL 123 Arc Welding I

A study of welding processes used by industry concentrating on metallic arc welding on flat, horizontal plates. 

 

WEL 126 Gas Welding & Tungsten Welding

A continuation of Gas Welding and Cutting-WEL 120.  A study of horizontal, vertical, and overhead welding, and brazing and soldering techniques. 

 

WEL 124 Arc Welding II & Low Hydrogen

A continuation of Arc Welding I-WEL 123, concentrating on metallic arc welding, vertical and overhead, lap, and fillet welds.

 

WEL 125 Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG)

A course in the techniques of metallic inert gas (semi-auto welding).  Concentration is on a flat bend test horizontal, vertical up-hill and down-hill welding.