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Welding Technology

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Instructor Information


BJ Gutierrez

ext. 7521

 

Program Description

1 or 2 Year Program


The Welding Technology program prepares students for careers in construction, manufacturing, automotive repair, plumbing, and metal fabrication. Students gain hands-on experience in an American Welding Society (AWS)-aligned lab, developing skills in SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, fabrication, blueprint reading, and workplace safety. Graduates are prepared for careers in structural welding, pipefitting, ironworking, automotive welding, and other skilled trades, or for continued education in welding and fabrication.

 

a black ribbon with the number one on it  Possible Industry Credentials


YEAR 1
OSHA 10 – welding

AWS Learning Certifications (Year 1)
 

Possible Dual Credit Hours: 19
College of DuPage

        YEAR 1

Course Title Course Code Credit Hours Semester
OSHA 10-Hour Landscape Safety HORT 1109 1 FALL
Welding I WELD 1100 3 SPRING
Introduction to AWS Level 1 WELD 2000 3 SPRING
Survey of Technical Education APTEC1001 3 SPRING

            Total Possible Credit Hours = 7

     
         YEAR 2

Course Title Course Code Credit Hours Semester
Carbon Steel Welding (MIG) WELD 1132 3 FALL
AWS Level 1 Gas Metal Arc Welding WELD 2004 3 FALL
Shielded ARC Welding WELD 1122 3 SPRING
AWS Level 1-SHIELDED Metal Arc Welding WELD 2001 3 SPRING

           Total Possible Credit Hours = 12

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