Welding

 

Program Information

SCC's welding courses provide the theory, fundamentals, and the training students need to perform shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), flux-cored arc welding (FCAW), and gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW). Students will also learn about equipment maintenance, thermal cutting processes, fabrication processes, safety and health in the workplace, and welding inspection to prepare them for entry-level employment as a welder.

SCC follows the guidelines of the American Welding Society SENSE program, an industry-recognized standard for welding education. SCC students will have the opportunity to earn AWS welding certifications, and employers and students can track these certifications on the AWS website.

According to the BLS, 42,600 openings for welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers are projected each year, on average, over the next decade.

Along with an associate degree in welding, we also offer certificates of specialization and certificates of achievement in welding. Students can choose to become an AWS entry-level welder or an AWS advanced-level welder. All programs instill students with the knowledge needed to enter the workforce as a welder and offer the opportunitiy to test for AWS welding certificates.

Please contact Roxanne Finneran, the welding instructional coordinator, to set up an appointment at the TCW in Wentzville, Missouri to tour our welding lab and speak with us about how SCC can help you meet your career goals.

Students will:

• Learn to set up, adjust, and use cutting and welding equipment safely and effectively.  
• Know how to use the right joining techniques and welding processes to get the job done right.  
• Understand how to read welding blueprints and turn designs into real, physical objects and structures.

 

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