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Welding Certificate

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Program Requirements

TSI: not required

Available Online: courses are not available online

This program builds a foundation for the Welding AAS degree.

This program is available at the Athens Campus.

Course

Title

credit hours

Semester one

WLDG 1521

Welding Fundamentals

5

WLDG 1317

Intro to Layout & Fabrication

3

WLDG 1323

Welding Safety, Tools & Equip.

3

WLDG 1557

Intermediate Metal Arc Welding

5

Total Semester Hours

 

16

semester two

WLDG 2543

Adv. Shielded Metal Arc Welding

5

WLDG 1530

Intro to Gas Metal Arc Welding

5

WLDG 1353

Inter Layout and Fabrication

3

Elective

 

3

Total Semester Hours

 

16

Total program hours

32

Welding Electives

WLDG 1435*

Intro to Pipe Welding

4

WLDG 2506**

Intermediate Pipe Welding

5

WLDG 1534

Intro to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)

5

WLDG 2553**

Advanced Pipe Welding

5

*Course is offered during the Spring semester only.

**Course is offered during the Summer semester only.

Career Opportunities – for additional information or a full list of available careers in Welding visit Career Coach.

Expected Salaries

Welders, Cutters, Solderers & Brazers

Welding Maintenance & Repairs

Sheet Metal Workers

Commercial Divers

$48,873

$37,754

$48,588

$51,375