Welding Technology

The Welding Technology Associate of Science degree prepares students for work in areas of ship building, bridges and building construction,pipeline construction, refrigeration, missile and aircraft construction,automobile and related industries where metal must be joined together. Developments in metallurgy have created many types of metals which require new techniques to join and fasten.

Skilled welders are in demand in Sonoma County. Possible job titles include: Welding Helper or Apprentice, Production Helpers, Welder,Welders and Cutters, Assembler/Production worker.

·      Number of sections of core courses to be offered annually: 40

·      Headcount of student annual enrollment in core courses: 880

·      Estimated completers at the end of the second year: 20

·      Estimated completers at the end of the fifth year: 50

A) The Welding Technology Associate of Science degree prepares students for work in areas of ship building, bridges and building construction, pipeline construction, refrigeration, missile and aircraft construction, automobile and related industries where metal must be joined together. Developments in metallurgy have created many types of metals which require new techniques.

B) Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:

1.      Demonstrate use of mathematic skills, as needed, in the fabricating industry;

2.      Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to safely use tools and equipment in a fabricating/welding shop;

3.      Identify the difference between ferrous and non-ferrous metals; and

4.      Demonstrate the ability to pass the relevant American Welding Society Unlimited Structural Certification Tests (code D1.1)

 

This AS degree will allow students to complete training in the major areas of welding and advance in their welding careers.  It will also help to establish the next generation of instructors for the welding field.

 

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
Mach 51A	Beginning Machine Tool Technology	2	S1
Mach 161	Metallurgy	3	S1
Mach 162	Print Reading	3	S1
Weld 170	Beg. Welding: Fund. of Arc and Gas Weld	2	S1
Weld 101	Intro to Shielded Metal Arc Welding	2	S2
Weld 102	Intro to Gas Metal Arc Welding	2	S2
Weld 113	Thermal Cutting Processes	2	S2
Weld 103	Intro to Flux Cored Arc Welding	2	S3
Weld 104	Intro to Gas Tungsten Arc Weld	2	S3
Weld 114A	Intro to Metal Fabrication	2	S3
Weld 114B	Advanced Metal Fabrication	2	S4

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Napa Valley College, over 40 miles away, offers a Welding AS College of Marin, over 40 miles away, offers a Machine and Metals AS