Welding Technology: Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (A.S.)
The Associate of Science degree program in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding combines general education courses with courses that represent the first step in preparing students to enter the Aerospace Industry as a certified welder. The degree program requirements include coursework in arc welding (e.g., Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Fundamentals and a beginning Arc Welding class), technical math skills, and blueprint reading. Students completing this program will obtain the necessary technical knowledge, practical welding skills, and welding certifications required to enter the workforce as an Aerospace Welder. Various local aerospace companies seek capable graduates with this training to fabricate and we
Courses
- MTT 100 — Machine Tool Introduction
- WELD 100 — Welding Fundamentals
- WELD 120 — Beginning Arc Welding
- WELD 130 — Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Fundamentals
- WELD 149 — Welding Shop Math
- WELD 159 — Blueprint Reading for the Welding Trades
- WELD 160 — Welding and Metal Fabrication Safety
- WELD 172L — Advanced Structural Fabrication Laboratory
- WELD 212L — Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Certification Laboratory
- WELD 214L — Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) Certification Laboratory
- WELD 220 — Certification and Licensing for Welders
- WELD 240L — Intermediate Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Laboratory
- WELD 250L — Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Lab
- WELD 254L — Pipe Welding Level 2
- WELD 256L — Pipe Welding Level 3
- WELD 258L — Pipe Welding Level 4
- WELD 260L — Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Aerospace Certification Laboratory
- WELD 270 — Structural Layout
- WELD 281L — Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Specialty Laboratory
- WELD 282L — Semiautomatic Welding Process Specialty Laboratory
- WELD 283L — Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Specialty Laboratory