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Welding Certificate at NMC

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Certificate of Achievement (Level II) — NMC Code 016

The Welding Technology courses are designed to meet the needs of the beginning welding students as well as the needs of people who are upgrading their welding skills. Students will develop their skills in this area through laboratory experience using equipment representative of the welding industry. Welding classes can prepare students to be a certified welder, provide a certificate in Welding Technology, or an Associate in Applied Science degree through the Manufacturing Technology program. Class times are arranged to meet a variety of schedules with day-time as well as night-time offerings. The welding curriculum includes Oxy-acetylene, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), on both ferrous and nonferrous materials.

  Credits
Certificate Requirements 33
DD 101 Print Reading and Sketching 3
DD 110 Basic Metallurgy 2
MFG 111 Math for Manufacturing 2
MFG 113 Machining I 3
MFG 114 Machining II 3
WPT 110 Oxy-Fuel Processes 3
WPT 120 GTAW (TIG) Welding I 2
WPT 121 GTAW (TIG) Welding II 2
WPT 130 SMAW (Arc) Welding I 3
WPT 131 SMAW (Arc) Welding II 2
WPT 140 GMAW (MIG)Welding I 2
WPT 141 GMAW (MIG) Welding II 2
WPT 142 Flux Cored Arc Welding 2
WPT 160 Welding Qualification Prep 2