Welding Technology

The Welding Technology program offers two programs. The three-term Welding program combines training with classes in the background knowledge needed by workers in welding occupations. You practice and develop your welding skills in the laboratory and may take an examination for certification in plate welding. The six-term Welding Fabrication program is for those who want to acquire the technical knowledge and skills required for workers in welding, fabrication, and related occupations.

Welding fabrication technicians are skilled in the use of oxyacetylene welding and cutting equipment, manual arc, tungsten inert gas (TIG), and metallic inert gas processes (MIG) and have a working knowledge of shop blueprints and welding symbols, jig fabrication, and assembly processes.

The certificate program has been designed to be completed in one year and the degree program in two years, if you attend full time. However, there are entry-level expectations for skill levels in reading, writing, and mathematics. The length of time you take to complete the program will depend on your skills in these areas. To assess the time you will need to complete the program, please meet with the program chair.

Program outcomes

Students completing the Certificate will:

• Set up and operate manual and semi-automatic welding and cutting equipment used in the metal fabrication industry.
• Perform basic layout and fabrication skills to produce welded metal parts and products.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings to American Welding

Society standards.

• Use welding process and procedure applications.
• Apply basic metallurgy knowledge to fabrication processes.
• Perform as a team member and practice skills that reflect professional and ethical behavior in the workplace.

In addition to the Certificate outcomes, students completing the AAS will:

• Perform basic set-ups and operations for manual and computer numeric controlled machining equipment.
• Design and carry out planning procedures for machining purposes.
• Select and use tools and equipment to manufacture, measure, and inspect parts in a machining environment.

Welding
^{Certificate of Completion}

This program prepares you for a variety of positions in job specialty production and maintenance shops. Graduates may find work as (MIG) welders, arc welders, oxyacetylene welders, semiautomatic welding equipment operators, and (TIG) welders.

In addition to tuition, estimated costs for students who complete the entire program listed below are books, $402; class fees, $488; universal fee, $300; equipment and supplies, $340; certification test, $260 (optional). Contact the Financial Aid Office at 503.399.5018 to find out if you qualify for help with these costs.

You may earn a Certificate of Completion by successfully completing these 50 required credit hours with a grade of C or better in all courses:

COM051, ED229, MTH052, MTH062, MTN081, PSY101, PSY104, WR115, WR121 meet related instruction requirement.

Welding Fabrication
^{Associate of Applied Science}

As a graduate of the Welding Fabrication program you may qualify for several types of positions in business and industry, such as machinery fabrication, structural fabrication, welding fitting and layout, automatic and semiautomatic welding, automatic flame cutter operation, millwright welding, plant maintenance, and quality control and development.

The program offers you a background in manufacturing materials, processes, and systems including shear and press brake operation, blueprint reading, and shop drawing and layout. The curriculum includes written and oral communications and general education classes and emphasizes related scientific, mathematical and general mechanical principles.

At the end of the third term you may take a plate or pipe certification test. The fee for this test is determined by the number of students involved and the type of test.

In addition to tuition, estimated costs for students who complete the entire program listed below are books, $909; class fees, $750; universal fee, $576; equipment and supplies, $420; certification test, $260 (optional). Contact the Financial Aid Office at 503.399.5018 to find out if you qualify for help with these costs.

You may earn an Associate of Applied Science degree by successfully completing the required 96 credit hours with a grade of C or better in all courses:

COM051, ED229, MTH052, MTH062, MTN081, PSY101, PSY104, WR115, WR121 meet related instruction requirement.

Chemeketa Community College Catalog 2006-2007

Updated October 2006 by the College Advancement Department.