Recent Program Graduates
Certificate Programs for Welding
Bellingham Technical College
Basic Welding Skills - Bellingham, WA
Short Term Certificate / 40 Credits
Carol Lager - 360-752-8323
Ending: 12/12/12, 03/21/13, 06/19/13, 08/08/13 (Capacity = 48)Program Description
None listed.Program Skill Sets
None listed.
Bellingham Technical College
Industrial Welding - Bellingham, WA
Short Term Certificate / 107 Credits
Carol Lager - 360-752-8323
Ending: 12/12/12, 03/21/13, 06/19/13, 08/08/13 (Capacity = 48)
Everett Community College
Aerospace Fabrication & Welding Certificate - Everett, WA
Short Term Certificate / 31 Credits
Annette Floyd - 425-388-9562
Ending: 03/22/12, 08/22/13 (Capacity = 20)Program Description
The Aerospace Fabrication & Welding Certificate is a two-quarter program designed to prepare students to work at the entry level in a manufacturing facility and the aerospace industry.
This course serves as an introduction and focus is on aerospace application.
Content includes sheet metal fabrication, press break operation, CNC plasma cutting, specialized TIG welding, blueprint reading, and safety.Program Skill Sets
Skills include sheet metal fabrication, press break operation, CNC plasma cutting, specialized TIG welding, blueprint reading and safety.
Program outcomes include:
1. Demonstrate technical skills to prepare for industry.
2. Communicate both in writing and verbally using technical terms.
3. Apply appropriate math tools and problem solving in work context.
4. Work as an effective and dependable tam member and independently.
5. Demonstrate how and when to self-start.
6. Demonstrate safe work habits that reflect the concern for self and others.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Welding Technology - Kirkland, WA
Certificate of Proficiency / 75 Credits
Doug Rupik - 425-739-8347
Ending: 12/13/12, 03/22/13, 06/20/13, 08/23/13 (Capacity = 65)Program Description
Welding Technology certificate students learn welding skills used in construction projects, manufacturing, industrial plants, and in maintenance industries. Using the latest welding processes and techniques, students learn to read blueprints and fabricate products in a variety of shapes and sizes. Students prepare to take the Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) test.Program Skill Sets
Welding Technology certificate graduates will:
1. Be prepared for a range of entry-level positions as welder apprentices, welders, welder fabricators, welding fitters
2. Demonstrate critical thinking, teamwork, communication, intercultural appreciation , and technical and information literacy skills.
South Seattle Community College
Welding Fabrication Technology - Seattle, WA
Certificate / 66 Credits
Duncan Burgess - 206-934-6819
Ending: 12/12/2012, 03/22/13, 6/14/12, 03/22/13 (Capacity = 20)Program Description
Training includes all facets of welding and fabrication operations including blueprint reading, planning operation sequence, applying knowledge of geometry, heat effects and metal properties, layout, positioning, fitting, welding and material handling.
Computer training is included so that WFT graduates can program and operate state-of-the-art computer-controlled machinery.
Special projects are also offered for the journey-level weld fabricator desiring to update skills and certification.Program Skill Sets
Graduates are prepared for positions such as:
1. Weld fabricators, shop supervisors,
estimators and shop owners in boat building, automotive, machine
fabrication, commercial fishing gear, piping systems, and building
construction and maintenance.
Degree Programs for Welding
Bellingham Technical College
Welding Technology - Bellingham, WA
AAS-T / 141 Credits
Carol Lager - 360-752-8323
Ending: 12/12/12, 03/21/13, 06/19/13, 08/08/13 (Capacity = 96)Program Description
The Welding Technology Program prepares students for employment in the metal and construction trades. This is a field that continues to grow and is in very high demand, at high family wage potential.
Students will gain experiences and competencies in all major welding, cutting and fabrication theory, processes, and Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) welding certification testing procedures.
Students can earn a certificate or Associate of Applied Science or Applied Science Transfer degree in Welding with a specialization in Structural Steel Welding and Fabricating, Pipe Welding and Fabricating, or Aluminum/Steel Welding and Fabricating.
The Program includes classroom instruction, distance learning and hands-on training in metal trades including safety, blueprint reading, metallurgy, power sources, tools and materials, welding and layout and fitting techniques.
Students are taught in a state-of-the-art facility completed in 2007. The welding facility includes 20,000 plus square feet of lab facilities including a large fabrication area with heavy equipment and clean room for aluminum welding and fabricating, a large Pipe Fabrication area, and a unique enclosed-space welding and fabricating Training Module for simulated real-world welding and fabrication environs.
Instruction includes self-paced and competency-based components with a core curriculum and electives for specialization and student customization.
BTC is a certified WABO testing site for the benefit of our students, including Industry Upgrades. Our WABO Inspectors are AWS CWI's with extensive industry backgrounds in welding and inspection.
Occupational upgrade and retraining for the professional Welder are also major components of the Welding Technology Program.
In addition to the degree and certificate Program, evening courses and self-guided upgrades are available for weld test preparation and brush-up on familiar processes, including SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, PLATE, and PIPE.Program Skill Sets
All BTC Welding Program graduates will:
1. Exhibit & maintain essential employability behaviors.
2. Observe and practice industry safety guidelines.
3. Analyze and interpret prints, drawings, and symbols for welding and fabrication of parts and structures.
4. Achieve competency in a variety of major manual and semi-automatic welding processes in all positions.
5. Demonstrate proper set-up and use of welding and fabricating equipment.
6. Troubleshoot and solve basic welding, fabricating and equipment problems.
7. Pass at least one WABO certification or industry-accepted certification welding test (ASME, AWS, ABS, etc.)
8. Exhibit knowledge of occupational environments, metallurgy, materials, tools, fabrication, layout, and mechanical and thermal cutting processes and techniques.
9. Demonstrate appropriate oral and written communication with customers, co-workers, and supervisors.
10. Analyze and interpret prints and drawings for welding and fabricating.
11. Employ efficient organizational skills.
12. Stay current with new and emerging technologies.
Bellingham Technical College
Welding Technology - Bellingham, WA
AAS / 126 Credits
Carol Lager - 360-752-8323
Ending: 12/12/12, 03/21/13, 06/19/13, 08/08/13 (Capacity = 96)Program Description
The Welding Technology Program prepares students for employment in the metal and construction trades. This is a field that continues to grow and is in very high demand, at high family wage potential.
Students will gain experiences and competencies in all major welding, cutting and fabrication theory, processes, and Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) welding certification testing procedures.
Students can earn a certificate or Associate of Applied Science or Applied Science Transfer degree in Welding with a specialization in Structural Steel Welding and Fabricating, Pipe Welding and Fabricating, or Aluminum/Steel Welding and Fabricating.
The Program includes classroom instruction, distance learning and hands-on training in metal trades including safety, blueprint reading, metallurgy, power sources, tools and materials, welding and layout and fitting techniques.
Students are taught in a state-of-the-art facility completed in 2007. The welding facility includes 20,000 plus square feet of lab facilities including a large fabrication area with heavy equipment and clean room for aluminum welding and fabricating, a large Pipe Fabrication area, and a unique enclosed-space welding and fabricating Training Module for simulated real-world welding and fabrication environs.
Instruction includes self-paced and competency-based components with a core curriculum and electives for specialization and student customization.
BTC is a certified WABO testing site for the benefit of our students, including Industry Upgrades. Our WABO Inspectors are AWS CWI's with extensive industry backgrounds in welding and inspection.
Occupational upgrade and retraining for the professional Welder are also major components of the Welding Technology Program.
In addition to the degree and certificate Program, evening courses and self-guided upgrades are available for weld test preparation and brush-up on familiar processes, including SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, PLATE, and PIPE.Program Skill Sets
All BTC Welding Program graduates will:
1. Exhibit & maintain essential employability behaviors.
2. Observe and practice industry safety guidelines.
3. Analyze and interpret prints, drawings, and symbols for welding and fabrication of parts and structures.
4. Achieve competency in a variety of major manual and semi-automatic welding processes in all positions.
5. Demonstrate proper set-up and use of welding and fabricating equipment.
6. Troubleshoot and solve basic welding, fabricating and equipment problems.
7. Pass at least one WABO certification or industry-accepted certification welding test (ASME, AWS, ABS, etc.).
8. Exhibit knowledge of occupational environments, metallurgy, materials, tools, fabrication, layout, and mechanical and thermal cutting processes and techniques.
9. Demonstrate appropriate oral and written communication with customers, co-workers, and supervisors.
10. Analyze and interpret prints and drawings for welding and fabricating.
11. Employ efficient organizational skills.
12. Stay current with new and emerging technologies.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Welding Technology - Kirkland, WA
AAS / 95 Credits
Doug Rupik - 425-739-8347
Ending: 12/13/12, 03/22/13, 06/20/13, 08/23/13 (Capacity = 66)Program Description
Program Mission: The Welding Technology AAS degree provides students with skills to weld and fabricate complex projects.
Students receive in-depth knowledge of the nature of metals as it relates to welding, fabricating, and the application of heat. Students also prepare to take the Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) certification test.Program Skill Sets
Welding Technology AAS degree graduates will:
1. Be prepared for a range of entry-level positions as welder apprentices, welders, welder fabricators, welding fitters.
2. Be prepared to succeed on the WABO certification and similar industry exams.
3. Demonstrate proficiency in most major industrial welding and cutting processes common in the construction, manufacturing, maintenance, shipbuilding, and/or aerospace industries
4. Demonstrate critical thinking, teamwork, communication, intercultural appreciation, and technical and information literacy skills
5. Meet Social Science, Humanities, Written Communication, and Quantitative Reasoning distribution area outcomes.
Renton Technical College
Welding - Renton, WA
AAS / 107 Credits
Gay Kiesling - 425-235-7863
Ending: 12/13/12, 03/28/13, 06/27/13, 08/14/13 (Capacity = 42)Program Description
This program is designed to prepare welders for jobs in manufacturing, fabrication, and construction trades.
This program is comprehensive.
Courses include Blueprint Reading and Layout, Metallurgy for Welders, Applied Mathematics, Shop Safety, and hands-on training in GMAW, FCAW, SMAW, FTAW, OAW, and thermal cutting.
The instruction is individualized and previous experience determines a student’s starting point.
A student’s motivation and ability to move through the individual objectives will determine completion time. WABO Certification is available.Program Skill Sets
Graduates of the Welding program will:
1. Be able to weld in all positions (flat, horizontal, vertical, overhead) with the six basic welding processes (Oxy-acetylene, Shielded Metal Arc, Gas Metal Arc, Flux Cored Arc self shielded, Flux Cored Arc gas shielded, Gas Tungsten Arc).
2. Be capable of passing the Washington State Building Officials (WABO) welding tests in the applicable welding processes.
3. Be able to cut metals using thermal cutting processes (Oxy-acetylene, Plasma, Air Carbon Arc).
4. Have their state industrial first aid and CPR cards.
5. Know the basic fundamentals of welding processes and applications, metallurgy, and math and measurement.
6. Be able to read and interpret basic blueprints, welding symbols, and welding codes and specifications.
7. Have the communication, human relations, and leadership skills to be able to obtain and retain a welding position.
8. Have completed a resume, developed a job search plan, and will be able to present themselves at a job interview.
South Puget Sound Community College
Welding Technology - Olympia, WA
AAS
Ryan Fowlder - 360-596-5312
Ending: 12/07/12, 03/15/12, 06/11/12, 08/21/12 (Capacity = 24)Program Description
The Welding Technology Program is designed to introduce students to all phases of welding and cutting including Oxy-Acetylene, Flux Core Arc Welding, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding, Shielded Metal Arc Welding, Dual Shield, Metallic Inert Gas Welding, plasma and oxy-acetylene cutting processes, both manual and automatic feed.
Emphasis will be placed on the proper setup, safety and use of shop equipment.
Shop experience is gained through work done on a variety of practical projects, such as tanks, bumpers, home projects and art work, using various types of materials--cast iron, steel, stainless steel, and aluminum in various shapes, positions, and sizes.
Program Skill Sets
Demonstrate the following skills standards specific to Welding Technology:
1. Operate safely a variety of hand and power tools used in metal fabrication; brake, shear, drills, ironworker rolls and power saws.
2. Identify and know characteristics of a variety of metals used in the fabrication industry.
3. Perform different welding processes: SMAW, GMAW, FCAW and GTAW.
3. Describe different filler metals for all welding processes and their numbering systems.
4. Demonstrate all thermal metal cutting processes; oxy-acetylene, plasma arc and heat treating.
5. Lay out projects using a minimum of materials and fabrication time.
6. Interpret blueprints and drawings including all weld symbols and specifications.
7. Communicate effectively.
8. Think logically and critically.
9. Evaluate and process quantitative and symbolic data.
10. Understand themselves in relation to others in a multicultural world.
11. Understand ethical responsibilities and consequences.
South Seattle Community College
Welding Fabrication Technology (Rolling Enrollment) - Seattle, WA
AAS-T / 113 Credits
Duncan Burgess - 206-934-6819
Ending: 12/12/2012, 03/22/13 (Capacity = 10)Program Description
This program builds upon the certificate program offering an industry internship, pipe shielded metal arc and gas tungsten arc training. General education requirements enhance and supplement technical training.
Program Skill Sets
None listed.