Welding Technology: Welding Fabrication and Layout (A.S.)
Department website: https://www.cerritos.edu/welding/default.htm
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE
The Associate of Science degree program in Welding Fabrication and Layout combines general education courses with courses designed to teach students metal fabrication and welding techniques along with proper use of industrial metal fabrication equipment used in the industry to build and fabricate everything from racecars to high rise buildings. Coursework in the degree program also includes beginning and intermediate Arc Welding courses, as well as coursework in technical math skills and reading blueprints used in the industry. Students completing this program will obtain the necessary technical knowledge, practical welding skills, and fabrication experience to enter all forms of the metal fabrication industry. Employers seek capable graduates with these valuable skills.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will assemble and weld various projects using a standard tape measure to make accurate measurements using the fractional measurement system.
- Students will fabricate and weld various projects by converting decimal measurements into the fractional measurement system.
- Students will interpret fillet weld symbols used on blueprints to assemble and weld various structural joint designs.
- Students will interpret groove weld symbols used on blueprints to assemble and weld various structural joint designs.
- Students will use industrial metal fabrication equipment to cut, cope, miter, and fabricate various structural steel parts to specific dimensions.
- Students will use oxyacetylene flame cutting and plasma arc cutting equipment to cut, cope, miter, and fabricate various structural steel parts to specific dimensions.
Program Requirements
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| WELD 149 | Welding Shop Math | 4.0 |
| WELD 159 | Blueprint Reading for the Welding Trades | 4.0 |
| WELD 120 | Beginning Arc Welding | 5.0 |
| WELD 170 | Structural Fabrication | 2.0 |
| WELD 200 | Intermediate Arc Welding | 4.0 |
| Total Units | 19 | |
Recommended Courses
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| MTT 100 | Machine Tool Introduction | 2.0 |
| WELD 254L | Pipe Welding Level 2 | 2.0 |
| WELD 256L | Pipe Welding Level 3 | 2.0 |
| WELD 258L | Pipe Welding Level 4 | 2.0 |
| WELD 160 | Welding and Metal Fabrication Safety | 1.0 |
| WELD 281L | Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Specialty Laboratory | 1.0 |
| WELD 282L | Semiautomatic Welding Process Specialty Laboratory | 1.0 |
| WELD 283L | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Specialty Laboratory | 1.0 |
| WELD 100 | Welding Fundamentals | 2.5 |
| WELD 172L | Advanced Structural Fabrication Laboratory | 1.0 |
| WELD 212L | Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Certification Laboratory | 2.0 |
| WELD 214L | Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) Certification Laboratory | 2.0 |
| WELD 220 | Certification and Licensing for Welders | 2.0 |
| WELD 240L | Intermediate Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Laboratory | 2.0 |
| WELD 250L | Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Lab | 2.0 |
| WELD 260L | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) Aerospace Certification Laboratory | 2.0 |
| WELD 270 | Structural Layout | 2.5 |
| Total Units | 30 | |
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The student must complete
- the major requirements,
- electives, and
- General Education to achieve a minimum of 60 units