Printed : 12 / 17 / 2021 Academic Year 2022-2023
Program Code 314421
As a Welding graduate , you can build and repair metal components using major welding processes used by industry . You have knowledge of blueprints , metallurgy and layout , and can weld to AWS and ASME codes . Typical careers include maintenance welders , quali�ed welders , structural welders , welder / fabricators and pipe welders . Other career opportunities include construction trades welder , ironworker trades welder , millwright , sheet metal trades welder , and pipe trades welder .
FT Median Annual Wage
This program is offered at : Green Bay Marinette Sturgeon Bay �
Apply at www . nwtc . edu / apply .
With 74 % Employed in Field
Submit the following to transcripts @ nwtc . edu : High school transcript ( or GED / HSED transcript ) College transcript If your cumulative GPA is below 2.6 , complete or submit a placement evaluation .
Career Pathway Bridge available for students needing additional support to meet program entry requirements .
Tip ! Our admission advisors will assist you through every step . Have questions ? Connect with NWTC Admissions at start @ nwtc . edu or 920- 498-5444 .
Curriculum : Students following the study plan below will complete the Welding technical diploma in the number of semesters shown .
First Semester
10-890-101 College 101 10-804-301 Vocational Math A 31-442-301 Material Cutting Applications 31-421-335 Blueprint Reading for Welders1 31-442-342 Shielded Metal Arc Welding 1 31-442-343 Shielded Metal Arc Welding 2 31-442-357 Shielded Metal Arc Welding 3 31-421-336 Weld Symbols 31-457-337 Metal Fabrication I 31-457-338 Metal Fabrication II 31-442-348 Gas Metal Arc Welding 1 31-442-356 Gas Metal Arc Welding 2 31-442-358 Gas Metal Arc Welding 3 10-804-302 Vocational Math B Semester Total
Second Semester
31-421-337 Blueprint Reading for Welders2 31-442-359 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 1 31-442-362 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 2 31-442-363 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 3 31-442-329 Flux Cored Arc Welding 1 31-442-330 Flux Cored Arc Welding 2 31-442-364 Flux Cored Arc Welding 3 31-457-339 Metal Fabrication III 10-422-100 Metallurgy Semester Total
Total Credits
1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
17.00
2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2
15.00
Curriculum Note : Students must earn a " C " or better in 10-804-301 , Vocational Math A to enroll in 10-804-302 , Vocational Math B .
32.00
Be successfully employed in the welding industry . Perform procedures using plasma , carbon arc , oxyacetylene processes . Perform procedures using the Shielded Metal Arc Welding process ( S . M . A . W ). Perform procedures using the Gas Metal Arc Welding process ( G . M . A . W ). Perform procedures using the Gas Tungsten Arc Welding process ( G . T . A . W ). Perform procedures using the Flux Core Arc Welding process ( F . C . A . W ). Perform procedures using the Submerged Arc Welding process ( S . A . W ). Perform welding procedures using the Metal Core process . Interpret mechanical drawings . Fabricate projects from blueprints and sketches .
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