Advanced Welding Technician Certificate

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Program Overview

The Welding Technician Certificate prepares students for entry level careers in welding. Students will become knowledgeable in welding safety, practice the major welding processes such as stick, Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding and Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG). Students will steel and aluminum material arc welding including Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Flux-Core Arc Welding (FCAW), and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW).

The Advanced Welding Technician Certificate prepares students for more specific advanced careers in production welding. Students complete the Welding Technician Certificate and choose from applicable welding courses in advanced stick and TIG. The Advanced Welding Technician Certificate will allow students interested in specialized welding certifications through AWS to become eligible.

The primary purpose of an Associate in Applied Science degree is to prepare students for employment. The AAS degree is not designed specifically for transfer; however, there are opportunities to apply some coursework or the whole degree to a bachelor’s degree program. For more information, see an academic advisor and the department chair.

Advanced Welding Technician Certificate Requirements

Curriculum: OCC 271

Program Core: 21 Credit Hours

IMT 104 - Blueprint Reading for Manufacturing 3 Credits
MAT 106 - Applied Mathematics I 3 Credits
WLD 121 - SMAW Flat and Horizontal 3 Credits
WLD 131 - GMAW Flat and Horizontal 3 Credits
WLD 132 - GMAW Vertical and Overhead 3 Credits
WLD 133 - FCAW, Spray and Pulse Spray 3 Credits
WLD 141 - GTAW Ferrous 3 Credits

Program Electives: 6 Credit Hours

Choose 2:

WLD 122 - SMAW Vertical and Overhead 3 Credits
WLD 124 - SMAW Basic Pipe 3 Credits
WLD 142 - GTAW Non-Ferrous 3 Credits
WLD 151 - Introduction to Steel Fabrication 3 Credits

Total Certificate Credits: 27

For more information, visit: www.mchenry.edu/weldingtech

Other Certificate Graduation Requirements:

2.0 minimum cumulative GPA at MCC upon completion of program
For certificates of less than 12 credit hours, all required credits must be completed through MCC coursework. For all other certificates, one-half of the minimum credit hours required must be completed through MCC coursework.
Completion of graduate application
Completion of end-of-program assessment as directed by this department.

For more information, contact the department chair: (815) 479-7511.