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

See Communications course options

ENGL 1220 and ENGL 1240 are recommended.

Humanities/social sciences

4.5

See Humanities/social sciences course options

PSYC 1000 is recommended.

Quantitative/numeracy skills

Mathematics or Financial Literacy

4.5

See Quantitative/numeracy skills course options

MATH 1240 is recommended.

Other

HMRL 1010	Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
INFO 1001	Information 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 1100	AutoCAD Fundamentals	9.0
WELD 1000	Print Reading for Welders	3.0
WELD 1100	Industrial Cutting Processes	3.0
WELD 1200	Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel I	3.0
WELD 1300	Oxy-Acetylene Welding	3.0
WELD 1400	Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Steel I	3.0
WELD 1410	Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Stainless I	3.0
WELD 1420	Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Aluminum I	3.0
WELD 1500	Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Flat	3.0
WELD 1510	Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Vertical	3.0
WELD 1700	Introductory Fabrication	3.0
WELD 2200	Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel II	3.0
WELD 2220	Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Stainless	3.0
WELD 2230	Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Aluminum	3.0
WELD 2240	Flux-Cored Arc Welding I	3.0
WELD 2242	Submerged Arc and Metal-Cored Welding	3.0
WELD 2400	Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Steel II	3.0
WELD 2500	Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Horizontal	3.0
WELD 2510	SMAW (Stick) - Overhead	3.0
WELD 2710	Industrial Fabrication Project	3.0
WELD 2810	Welder Pre-Qualification	3.0
WELD 2820	Welder Qualification (Certification)	1.0

Electives for Welding Technology (11.0 credit hrs.)

Select 11.0 credit hours from the following:

BSAD 1000	Introduction to BusinessONLINE	4.5
BSAD 2610	Labor and Management Relations	4.5
ELEC 1000	Basic Electricity/Electronics	9.0
ELTR 1200	Basic Electricity	6.5
INCT 1000	Industrial Safety and Health	4.5
INCT 2070	Hydraulics and Pneumatics	4.0
WELD 2241	Flux-Cored Arc Welding II	3.0
WELD 2410	Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Stainless II	3.0
WELD 2420	Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Aluminum II	3.0
WELD 2520	Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Pipe I	3.0
WELD 2530	Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Pipe II	3.0
WELD 2540	Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Pipe III	3.0
WELD 2600	Gas Shielded Arc Welding - Pipe	3.0
WELD 2900	Special 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 1001	Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID	4.5
WELD 1000	Print Reading for Welders	3.0
WELD 1100	Industrial Cutting Processes	3.0
WELD 1200	Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel I	3.0
WELD 2200	Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Steel II	3.0
Total Credit Hours:		16.5

Second quarter

	Mathematics	4.5
WELD 2220	Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Stainless	3.0
WELD 2230	Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG) - Aluminum	3.0
WELD 2240	Flux-Cored Arc Welding I	3.0
WELD 2242	Submerged Arc and Metal-Cored Welding	3.0
Total Credit Hours:		16.5

Third quarter

HMRL 1010	Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID	4.5
WELD 1500	Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Flat	3.0
WELD 1510	Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Vertical	3.0
WELD 2500	Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) - Horizontal	3.0
WELD 2510	SMAW (Stick) - Overhead	3.0
Total Credit Hours:		16.5

Fourth quarter

	English level I	4.5
WELD 1300	Oxy-Acetylene Welding	3.0
WELD 1400	Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Steel I	3.0
WELD 1410	Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Stainless I	3.0
WELD 1700	Introductory Fabrication	3.0
Total Credit Hours:		16.5

Second Year

Fifth quarter

DRAF 1100	AutoCAD Fundamentals	9.0
	Electives	1.0-6.5
WELD 1420	Gas 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 2400	Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG) - Steel II	3.0
WELD 2710	Industrial Fabrication Project	3.0
Total Credit Hours:		11.5-17.0

Seventh quarter

	Humanities/social sciences	4.5
WELD 2810	Welder Pre-Qualification	3.0
WELD 2820	Welder 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.