St. Clair County Community College 2005-2006 Catalog

WELDING AND CUTTING PROGRAM     Program Code: AASWC

Honors Degree option available

Engineering Technology Dept. 810-989-5754

Welding has become an almost universal process in manufacturing, construction, agriculture, and various service industries. It also has many personal uses in terms of home and workshop projects as well as applications in the field of art.

This program will provide the student with a technical background in the welding field in addition to entry-level (or above) employment skills in the following: Oxyacetylene Welding, Brazing and Cutting (OAW), Electric Arc Welding (SMAW), TIG welding (GTAW), and MIG welding (GMAW).

Suggested Course Sequence*

FIRST YEAR - 1st Semester Semester Hours

ENG 101 English Composition I WR 3

CIS 115 Microcomputer Applications CL 4

WELD 110A Basic Oxyacetylene Welding Cutting & Brazing 1

WELD 110B Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welding I 1

WELD 110C Gas Metal Arc/Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 1

WELD 114 Blueprint Reading Fitting & Fabricating 2.5

WELD 211 M.I.G. Welding, Advanced 2

WELD 214 T.I.G. Welding, Advanced 2

16.5

2nd Semester Semester Hours

ENG 102 English Composition II WR 3

QA 117 Statistical Process Control I OC 3

WELD 212 M.I.G. Pipe Welding 4

WELD 213 M.I.G. Pipe Welding, Advanced 3

WELD 215 T.I.G. Pipe Welding 4

17

SECOND YEAR - 1st Semester Semester Hours

MTH 110* Intermediate Algebra CT MA 4

WELD 210 Advanced Welding 3

WELD 216 T.I.G. Pipe Welding, Advanced 3

WELD 219 Welding Materials and Processes 3

13

2nd Semester Semester Hours

MFT 111 Machine Tool GA 4

MTH 111* Plane Trigonometry CT MA 2

PS 101 Introduction to Political Science GA GP 3

WELD 220 S.M.A.W. Pipe Welding 4

WELD 221 S.M.A.W. Pipe Welding, Advanced 3

16

Total Credit Hours = 62.5

Total Contact Hours = 85

NOTE: All WELD courses are taught on an individualized, self-paced, open-lab basis with flexible class times, available both day and evenings.

* Students have the option of taking MTH 112 as a replacement for MTH 110 & MTH 111. If this option is chosen, student must select another course from the Critical Thinking List.