Welding
Program Type: Diploma in Applied Science
Program Level: UG
Division: Career & Technical Education
Program Duration: 14 months
Program Contact: Willis Ford
Time: Evening, Day
Program overview
This program will provide skills that will enable the student to produce structurally sound and quality welds. Employment opportunities are found in maintenance, construction, fabrication, and their related fields.
Entry Requirements
To see a list of entrance requirements for this program, please check the FDTC Course Catalog.
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Apply industry standard safety practices and specific safety requirements for different welding operations.
- Calculate necessary measurements to plan for welding sequences.
- Interpret welding symbols, read, and interpret blueprints and sketches.
- Demonstrate set-up and operation of welding machines such as SMAW, GTAW, OFW, GMAW, FCAW.
- Differentiate between different types of welding processes based on the metal and its metallurgical structure.