Welding Technology

Effective: Fall 2024
Associate in Science Program Map

This program map from the 2024-2025 catalog year represents one possible pathway to complete this program. Your pathway may vary depending on your transfer plans and also previous college credit, including AP Test scores, concurrent enrollment courses and high school articulated courses.

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  1. Review this program map to get an overview of the required courses
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Program Description

This program prepares students for employment in the welding trade and intensive preparation for welder certification. Students will be able to gas and arc weld in all positions as well as use gas and arc cutting equipment. 


What can I do with this major?

Our Welding Associates in Science prepares you to work at all levels of the welding field and/or transfer to a four year university. Keep your options open and prepare you for some of the best paying jobs in industry!


Learning and Career Pathway
  • Industrial Technology & Automotive

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= Critical Course = Prerequisite for Other Courses = Prerequisite Required = Required for Major GE = General Education

Semester 1

15 units

WELD 63
Welding Layout & Fitting

2 units
Theoretical and practical applications of welding blueprints on welded assemblies and subassemblies. Welding power source identification and classification, welding processes identification and selection, assessment of welding joint discontinuities and defects identified by the AWS standards and codes, techniques of stress and distortion control such as proper use of jigs, fixtures and holding devices, the use of welding sequences techniques to control welding distortion and the implementation of the correct methods of straightening and dimension restoration of finished products. Laboratory includes the use of the following welding processes: SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW and plasma and fuel cutting practice.
Course Details:
  1. Strongly Recommended: WELD 64A
  2. Strongly Recommended: WELD 65A
  3. and
  4. Strongly Recommended: INDT 74

WELD 64A
Beginning Arc, Flux-Core Welding and Blueprint Reading

3 units
Theory and practical application of: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and Flux-Core Arc Welding (FCAW) in 1G, 2G, 1F, and 2F positions, plasma, carbon arc and flame cutting, American Welding Society (AWS) nomenclature and codes, welding metalurgical transformations, welding discontinuities and defects, welding electrodes and wire selection, OSHA hazardous materials regulation, general shop equipment usage and maintenance, shop safety, and blueprint reading (as applied in manufacturing industry). same as APPM 9778

WELD 65A
Beginning TIG, MIG, and Blueprint Reading

3 units
Theory and practical application of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and their alloys using GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding) and GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) processes, oxyacetylene brazing, flame and plasma cutting skill development, AWS (American Welding Society) codes and standards, supplies selection, introduction to blueprint reading, proper and safe use of welding equipment and hazardous material regulations. same as APPM 9776

English 1- Critical Reading and Composition

4 units
GE

General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

3 units
GE

Semester 2

15-17 units

WELD 64B
Advanced Arc, Flux-Core Welding and Blueprint Reading

3 units
Advanced theory and practical application of: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and Flux-Core Arc Welding (FCAW) in 3G, 4G, 3F, and 4F positions, plasma, carbon arc and flame cutting, American Welding Society (AWS) nomenclature and codes, welding metalurgical transformations, welding discontinuities and defects, welding electrodes and wire selection, hazardous materials regulation, general shop equipment usage, shop safety, and blueprint reading (as applied in manufacturing industry).

WELD 65B
Advanced TIG, MIG, and Blueprint Reading

3 units
Advanced theory and skill development of GTAW and GMAW processes with applications including ferrous and non-ferrous metals and their alloys in the both vertical and overhead positions according to AWS codes and standards, advanced blueprint reading and fitting, oxyacetylene brazing, flame and plasma cutting, electrodes and wire selection, advanced blueprint reading and practical interpretation of welding symbols, proper and safe use of shop and welding equipment, hazardous material regulations.
Course Details:
  1. Strongly Recommended: WELD 65A
  2. and
  3. Strongly Recommended: WELD 70

Math Course for General Education: see a counselor to choose the appropriate course.

3-5 units
GE

General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

3 units
GE

General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

3 units
GE

Semester 3

14 units

WELD 67A
Welding Skills Laboratory

2 units
Development and improvement of practical welding skills using SMAW, FCAW, MIG, GMAW, and GTAW processes. Preparation for welding solidification in 1G, 2G 1F and 2F positions.

WELD 67B
Advanced Welding Skills Laboratory

2 units
Advanced development and improvement of practical welding skills using SMAW, FCAW, GMAW and GTAW in the 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, 1F, 2F, 3F and 4F positions.

General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

4 units
GE

General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term.

3 units
GE

Elective- see a counselor to choose a course that counts for elective units (can be any credit course).

3 units
GE

Semester 4

16 units

WELD 69A
Fabrication and Installing Piping Systems

3 units
Theory and practical application of pipe joint preparation and design, API (American Petroleum Institute) and AWS (American Welding Society) welding codes specification for pipe and pipe fittings, analysis of joint configuration, plasma and flame cutting of pipes, wire and electrodes selections, pipe welding blue print and welding symbols, SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW of pipe joints, non-destructive and destructive test and qualitative concepts of evaluation.
Course Details:
  1. Prerequisite: WELD 64B
Terms Offered: Rotating

WELD 69B
Advanced Pipe Welding

3 units
Advanced theory and practical applications of pipe joint preparation and design, API (American Petroleum Institute) and AWS (American Welding Society) welding codes specifications for pipe and pipe fittings, geometric curve design for branched joint of piping systems, wire and electrodes selections, advanced welding blue print and pipe welding symbols, SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW of pipe joints, metallurgical transformation of weld Heat Affected Area (HAA), welding discontinuities and defects, destructive and non-destructive testing, and methods of inspection and testing.
Course Details:
  1. Prerequisite: WELD 69A
Terms Offered: Rotating

INDT 74
Measurements and Calculations

3 units
Calculator techniques for whole number and decimal arithmetic problem solving, fraction-decimal conversion, percentages, ratio and proportion, algebra, geometry, areas and volumes. English metric conversion, and numerical trigonometry as applied in industry.
Course Details:

General Education Course- see a counselor to choose the appropriate general education pattern and general ed course option for this term. (PE recommended)

1 unit
GE
PE course recommended

Elective- see a counselor to choose a course that counts for elective units (can be any credit course).

3 units

Elective- see a counselor to choose a course that counts for elective units (can be any credit course).

3 units
GE
Total Units: 60-62 units