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Welding - Technical Diploma

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 , qualified 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 .

Delivery

Day Evening Full-time

Explore Locations

This program is offered at :

Green Bay Marinette

Program Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition : $ 6,326 , Books : $ 415 , Supplies : $ 535 Total Approximate Costs $ 7,276

This program is partially eligible ( https :// www . nwtc . edu / NWTC / media / admissions / FinancialAid / Truth-in-Advertising-Credit-to-Clock-Hours . pdf ) for financial aid . ( https :// www . nwtc . edu / admissions-and-aid / paying-for-college )

Estimates based on in-state residency . Learn more about tuition and fees . ( https :// www . nwtc . edu / admissions-and-aid / paying-for-college / tuition-and-fees )

Requirements for Program Entry

Apply at www . nwtc . edu / apply . 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 .

Curriculum

Students following the study plan below will complete the Welding technical diploma in the number of semesters shown .

First Semester 8 Week 1

10890101 - College 101 1 10804301 - Vocational Math A 1 31442301 - Material Cutting Applications 1 31421335 - Blueprint Reading for Welders1 1 31442342 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding 1 1 31442366 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding-Adv 3 31421336 - Weld Symbols 1

8 Week 2 31457337 - Metal Fabrication I 1 31457338 - Metal Fabrication II 1 31442348 - Gas Metal Arc Welding 1 1 31442367 - Gas Metal Arc Welding-Adv 4 10804302 - Vocational Math B 1

Semester Total 17

Second Semester 8 Week 1 31421337 - Blueprint Reading for Welders2 2 31442359 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 1 1 31442368 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding-Adv 4

8 Week 2 31442329 - Flux Cored Arc Welding 1 1 31442369 - Flux Cored Arc Welding-Adv 3 31457339 - Metal Fabrication III 2 10422100 - Metallurgy 2

Semester Total 15

Total Credits 32

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 .

Tip ! Our admission advisors will assist you through every step . Have questions ? Connect with NWTC Admissions at start @ nwtc . edu or 920-498-5444 .

Program Outcomes

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 . Perform basic mathematical computations . Identify various ferrous and non-ferrous materials . Communicate with co-workers and supervisors .

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