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Welding Technology (WEAAS)

Award: Associate in applied science degree

Program location: South Omaha Campus

This degree provides basic to advanced training in the major welding processes. Students completing the program are exposed to standard welding procedures used in construction and industry as well as established safety standards and measures. A fabrication project that requires students to use their welding skills, including the reading of welding blueprints, is required. Students graduating from the Welding Technology program earn the qualification/certification of their choice, which they can transfer from job to job.

Graduation Requirements

General education

27.0

Major requirements

70.0

Electives

11.0

Total credit hours required

108.0

General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)

Communications

English level I

4.5

English level II

4.5

Humanities/social sciences

Humanities/social sciences

4.5

Quantitative/numeracy skills

Mathematics or Financial Literacy

4.5

Other

HMRL 1010Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

INFO 1001Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

Major requirements for Welding Technology (70.0 credit hrs.)

Students can establish their own schedule in many welding courses through MCC’s open-entry/open-exit process. Entrance into the program is determined by an Individual Education Plan (IEP) document. Students who are interested need to make an appointment to speak with an advisor at 402-738-4500 or make an appointment with a full-time instructor at 402-738-4567.

DRAF 1100AutoCAD Fundamentals

9.0

WELD 1000Print Reading for Welders

3.0

WELD 1100Industrial Cutting Processes

3.0

WELD 1200Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel I

3.0

WELD 1300Oxy-Acetylene Welding

3.0

WELD 1400Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Steel I

3.0

WELD 1410Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Stainless I

3.0

WELD 1420Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Aluminum I

3.0

WELD 1500Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Flat

3.0

WELD 1510Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Vertical

3.0

WELD 1700Introductory Fabrication

3.0

WELD 2200Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel II

3.0

WELD 2220Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Stainless

3.0

WELD 2230Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Aluminum

3.0

WELD 2240Flux-Cored Arc Welding I

3.0

WELD 2242Submerged Arc and Metal-Cored Welding

3.0

WELD 2400Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Steel II

3.0

WELD 2500Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Horizontal

3.0

WELD 2510SMAW (Stick) - Overhead

3.0

WELD 2710Industrial Fabrication Project

3.0

WELD 2810Welder Pre-Qualification

3.0

WELD 2820Welder Qualification (Certification)

1.0

Electives for Welding Technology (11.0 credit hrs.)

Select 11.0 credit hours from the following:

BSAD 1000Introduction to BusinessONLINE

4.5

BSAD 2610Labor and Management Relations

4.5

ELEC 1000Basic Electricity/Electronics

9.0

ELTR 1200Basic Electricity

6.5

INCT 1000Industrial Safety and Health

4.5

INCT 2070Hydraulics and Pneumatics

4.0

WELD 2241Flux-Cored Arc Welding II

3.0

WELD 2410Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Stainless II

3.0

WELD 2420Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Aluminum II

3.0

WELD 2520Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Pipe I

3.0

WELD 2530Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Pipe II

3.0

WELD 2540Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Pipe III

3.0

WELD 2600Gas Shielded Arc Welding - Pipe

3.0

WELD 2900Special Topics in Welding

Variable

Attendance at the first class session is mandatory for all welding lab sections.

Curriculum Plan – One-and-a-Half Years of Full-Time Study

Below is a suggested guide for students planning careers in welding technology after one-and-a-half years of full-time study. This plan is best implemented under the open-entry, open-exit program.

First Year

First quarter

INFO 1001Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

WELD 1000Print Reading for Welders

3.0

WELD 1100Industrial Cutting Processes

3.0

WELD 1200Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel I

3.0

WELD 2200Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel II

3.0

Total Credit Hours:16.5

Second quarter

Mathematics

4.5

WELD 2220Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Stainless

3.0

WELD 2230Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Aluminum

3.0

WELD 2240Flux-Cored Arc Welding I

3.0

WELD 2242Submerged Arc and Metal-Cored Welding

3.0

Total Credit Hours:16.5

Third quarter

HMRL 1010Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

WELD 1500Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Flat

3.0

WELD 1510Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Vertical

3.0

WELD 2500Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Horizontal

3.0

WELD 2510SMAW (Stick) - Overhead

3.0

Total Credit Hours:16.5

Fourth quarter

English level I

4.5

WELD 1300Oxy-Acetylene Welding

3.0

WELD 1400Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Steel I

3.0

WELD 1410Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Stainless I

3.0

WELD 1700Introductory Fabrication

3.0

Total Credit Hours:16.5

Second Year

Fifth quarter

DRAF 1100AutoCAD Fundamentals

9.0

Electives

1.0-6.5

WELD 1420Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Aluminum I

3.0

Total Credit Hours:13.0-18.5

Sixth quarter

Electives

1.0-6.5

English level II

4.5

WELD 2400Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Steel II

3.0

WELD 2710Industrial Fabrication Project

3.0

Total Credit Hours:11.5-17.0

Seventh quarter

Humanities/social sciences

4.5

WELD 2810Welder Pre-Qualification

3.0

WELD 2820Welder Qualification (Certification)

1.0

Total Credit Hours:8.5

Curriculum Plan – Two Years of Full-Time Study

Below is a suggested guide for students planning careers in welding technology after two years of full-time study.

First Year

First quarter

INFO 1001Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID

4.5

WELD 1000Print Reading for Welders

3.0

WELD 1100Industrial Cutting Processes

3.0

WELD 1200Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel I

3.0

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Second quarter

Mathematics

4.5

WELD 2200Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel II

3.0

WELD 2220Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Stainless

3.0

WELD 2230Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Aluminum

3.0

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Third quarter

HMRL 1010Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID

4.5

WELD 1500Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Flat

3.0

WELD 2240Flux-Cored Arc Welding I

3.0

WELD 2242Submerged Arc and Metal-Cored Welding

3.0

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Fourth quarter

English level I

4.5

WELD 1510Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Vertical

3.0

WELD 2500Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Horizontal

3.0

WELD 2510SMAW (Stick) - Overhead

3.0

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Second Year

Fifth quarter

English level II

4.5

WELD 1300Oxy-Acetylene Welding

3.0

WELD 1400Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Steel I

3.0

WELD 1700Introductory Fabrication

3.0

Total Credit Hours:13.5

Sixth quarter

DRAF 1100AutoCAD Fundamentals

9.0

WELD 1410Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Stainless I

3.0

Total Credit Hours:12.0

Seventh quarter

Electives

3.0-6.5

Humanities/social sciences

4.5

WELD 1420Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Aluminum I

3.0

WELD 2400Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Steel II

3.0

Total Credit Hours:13.5-17.0

Eighth quarter

Electives

3.0-6.5

WELD 2710Industrial Fabrication Project

3.0

WELD 2810Welder Pre-Qualification

3.0

WELD 2820Welder Qualification (Certification)

1.0

Total Credit Hours:10.0-13.5