FDTC welding students practice welding in the welding lab

Welding

Program Type: Certificate in Applied Science

Program Level: UG

Division: Career & Technical Education

Program Duration: 12 months

Program Contact: Willis Ford

Credit Requirement: 28

Time: Day

Program overview

The Welding program prepares students with the technical skill needed to produce structurally sound, high-quality welds in accordance with industry standards. Instruction emphasizes safety, welding processes, blueprint reading, and metal fabrication techniques. Graduates are prepared for entry-level employment in maintenance, construction, fabrication, and related fields.

Courses Required

Semester 1

Introduction To WeldingyIntroduction to Welding

Course Code: WLD-102

This course covers the principles of welding, cutting, and basic procedures for safety in using welding equipment.

Print Reading I

Course Code: WLD-103

This is a basic course which includes the fundamentals of print reading, the meaning of lines, views, dimensions, notes, specifications, and structural shapes. Welding symbols and assembly drawings as used in fabrication work are also covered.

Gas Welding and Cutting

Course Code: WLD-104

This course covers gas welding, brazing, soldering, and cutting of metals.

ARC Welding I

Course Code: WLD-111

This course covers the safety, equipment, and skills used in the shielded metal arc welding process. Fillet welds are made to visual criteria in several positions.

Semester 2

Welding Safety and Healt

Course Code: WLD-110

This course is an introduction to safety and health hazards associated with welding and related processes.

ARC Welding II

Course Code: WLD-113

This course is a study of arc welding of ferrous and/or non-ferrous metals.

Inert Gas Welding Non-Ferrous

Course Code: WLD-134

This course covers fundamental techniques for welding non-ferrous metals.

Weld Testing

Course Code: WLD-140

This is an introductory course in destructive and non-destructive testing of welded joints.

Fabrication Welding

Course Code: WLD-160

This course covers the layout and fabrication procedures as they pertain to sheet metal and structural steel shapes. The course will also include shop safety and hand and power tools.

Fabrication Welding

Course Code: WLD-160

This course covers the layout and fabrication procedures as they pertain to sheet metal and structural steel shapes. The course will also include shop safety and hand and power tools.

Fabrication Welding

Course Code: WLD-160

This course covers the layout and fabrication procedures as they pertain to sheet metal and structural steel shapes. The course will also include shop safety and hand and power tools.

Semester 3

Print Reading II

Course Code: WLD-105

This course includes print reading, including welding symbols and their applications to pipe fabrication. Basic sketching of piping symbols, single line and double line pipe drawings, material estimating, template layout and how templates are used in pipe layouts are included.

Advanced Inert Gas Welding

Course Code: WLD-136

This course covers the techniques for all positions of welding ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

Qualification Welding

Course Code: WLD-170

This course covers the procedures and practices used in taking welder qualification tests.

Entry Requirements

To see a list of entrance requirements for this program, please check the FDTC Course Catalog.

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Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  • Apply industry standard safety practices and specific safety requirements for different welding operations.
  • Calculate necessary measurements to plan for welding sequences.
  • Interpret welding symbols, read, and interpret blueprints and sketches.
  • Demonstrate set-up and operation of welding machines such as SMAW, GTAW, OFW, GMAW, FCAW.

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