CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT

The Combination Welder Certificate Program is designed to provide students with the skills required to obtain certifications in Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Flux Cored Arc Welding, and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. This certificate program requires coursework in technical math skills and blueprint reading used in the industry. Students get a well-rounded education by also completing courses in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding and Structural Fabrication. Students completing this certificate program will obtain the necessary technical knowledge, practical welding skills, and welding certifications required to enter the workforce as a combination welder specializing in metal fabrication, maintenance welding, and structural steel welding. Various municipalities, fabrication companies, and local unions seek capable graduates with this training to construct and maintain projects such as structural steel buildings, bridges, ships, and infrastructure.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to accurately follow shop drawings and or blueprints to fabricate and weld structural steel projects.
• Students will use various arc welding processes to produce groove welds to assemble and weld various structural steel joint designs
• Students will use various arc welding processes to produce fillet welds to assemble and weld various structural steel joint designs.

Program Requirements

Course List

Code Number	Course Title	Units
Core Requirements
WELD 149	Welding Shop Math	4.0
WELD 159	Blueprint Reading for the Welding Trades	4.0
Required Courses
WELD 120	Beginning Arc Welding	5.0
WELD 130	Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Fundamentals	5.0
WELD 200	Intermediate Arc Welding	4.0
Total Units		22