Welding
Semester hours required for graduation: 69
The welding program provides practical hands-on experience needed to obtain a job in the welding field. This program is designed to assist students entering an academic path in preparation for careers such as welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders (51-4122); welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers (51-4121) **
A. General Education: 21 Credit Hours
COL 103 College Skills 3
CPT 102 Basic Computer Concepts 3
ENG 101 English Composition I 3
MAT 101 Beginning Algebra 3
PSY201 General Psychology 3
SPC 205 Public Speaking 3
Fine Arts: Choose one below: 3
ART-101 Art History & Appreciation
or
MUS-105 Music Appreciation
B. Required Core Subject Areas:
Primary Technical Specialty:
33 Credit Hours
WLD 103 Print Reading I 1
WLD 106 Gas and Arc Welding 4
WLD 111 Arc Welding I 4
WLD 113 Arc Welding II 4
WLD 132 Inert Gas Weld. Ferrous 4
WLD 134 Inert Gas Weld. Nonferrous 3
WLD 154 Pipe Fitting and Welding 4
WLD 204 Metallurgy 3
WLD 228 Inert Gas Pipe I 4
WLD 229 Inert Gas Pipe II 2
Secondary Technical Specialty:
12 Credit Hours (minimum)
Select from Machine Tool Technology or Drafting and Design Technology curricula.
C. Technical Elective: 3 Credit Hours
Welding
Advisor:
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Semester hours required for graduation: 39
The welding program provides practical hands-on experience needed to obtain a job in the welding field. This program is designed to assist students entering an academic path in preparation for careers such as welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders (51-4122); welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers (51-4121) **
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Program |
Total Tuition & Fees In State |
On Campus Room & Board |
Total Books & Supplies |
Other Costs |
On-time Completion Rate 2010 |
#Students Completing 2009-10 |
Placement Rate* 2009-10 *SC Technical College System
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Title IV Loan Debt |
Private Loan Debt |
Institutional Finance Plans Balance Owed |
Median Loan Debt Incurred |
| Welding | $5,337 | NA | $900 | NA | NA | 4 | 75% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tuition and book costs reflect the projected cost of the complete program.
A. General Education: 5 Credit Hours
MAT 190 Math for the Workplace 2
COL 103 College Skills 3
B. Major Courses: 34 Credit Hours
EGR 105 Safety in the Workplace 1
WLD 103 Print Reading I 1
WLD 106 Gas and Arc Welding 4
WLD 111 Arc Welding I 4
WLD 113 Arc Welding II 4
WLD 132 Inert Gas Weld. Ferrous 4
WLD 134 Inert Gas Weld. Nonferrous 3
WLD 154 Pipe Fitting and Welding 4
WLD 204 Metallurgy 3
WLD 228 Inert Gas Pipe I 4
WLD 229 Inert Gas Pipe II 2
Welding
Recommended Course Sequence*
Fall Semester
COL 103
EGR 105
WLD 103
WLD 106
WLD 111
Spring Semester
WLD 113
WLD 132
WLD 134
WLD 154
MAT 190
Summer Semester
WLD 204
WLD 228
WLD 229
Basic Welding Technology***
Award: Certificate in Basic Welding Technology
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Semester hours required for graduation: 24
This program is designed to prepare the student in the fundamentals of welding. Students will be prepared for entry-level positions in the welding field.
A. Major Courses: 24 Credit Hours
IET 223 Industrial Safety 3
MAT 190 Math for The Workplace 2
WLD 101 Cutting Processes 1
WLD 102 Introduction to Welding 2
WLD 103 Print Reading I 1
WLD 104 Gas Welding and Cutting 2
WLD 106 Gas and Arc Welding 4
WLD 116 Welding 2
WLD 132 Inert Gas Welding Ferrous 4
WLD 204 Metallurgy 3
Basic Welding Technology
Recommended Course Sequence*
Fall Semester
IET 223
WLD 101
WLD 102
WLD 103
WLD 104
MAT 190
Spring Semester
WLD 106
WLD 116
WLD 132
WLD 204
* Graduation times may vary according to course availability and/or individual course load. Consult faculty advisor.
**Neither the Bureau of Labor Statistics nor Williamsburg Technical College controls or guarantees the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of the employment information listed above. Further, the inclusion of links to particular items in hypertext is not intended to reflect their importance, nor is it a guarantee of student employability from a particular program of study.
***Not eligible for Title IV funding.