Welding Skills Certificate

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Academic Program Code: 902

Welding is an integral part of various world-wide industries including advanced manufacturing, petroleum, aerospace, automation, and the medical field. Students in the Welding Skills Certificate at GRCC learn many different welding processes including oxy/fuel, shielded metal arc, gas tungsten arc (TIG), and gas metal arc welding (MIG). These skills qualify them for a wide variety of welding jobs in manufacturing, automation, construction, inspection, and maintenance industries.

This Welding Skills Certificate program provides students with the fundamental skills of welding. All credits earned in this Certificate program may be applied toward the Welding Certificate and the Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences in Welding Technology.

Financial Aid

Beginning Fall 2019, this program is eligible for Federal Financial Aid.

Program Courses

MN 134 - Basic Oxyacetylene Welding Credit Hours: 2
MN 136 - Basic Arc Welding Credit Hours: 4
MN 202 - MIG / Gas Metal Arc Welding Credit Hours: 3
MN 203 - TIG / Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Credit Hours: 3

Program Electives

Select a minimum of four (4) Program Elective credit hours, that support your career and education interests, from the list below. Students are encouraged to seek advising in selecting these courses.

EG 110 - Industrial Graphics with CAD Credit Hours: 3
DR 150 - Introduction to SolidWorks Credit Hours: 3
DR 258 - Introduction to Pro Engineer/Creo Credit Hours: 3
MA 107 - Intermediate Algebra Credit Hours: 4
MA 108 - Trigonometry Credit Hours: 3
MN 100 - Manufacturing Principles Credit Hours: 2
MN 199 - Theory of Machine Operations Credit Hours: 3
MN 217 - Hydraulics Credit Hours: 4
MN 218 - Pneumatics Credit Hours: 3
TE 103 - Intermediate Technical Mathematics Credit Hours: 4
TE 104 - Advanced Technical Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
TE 114 - Material Science Credit Hours: 4

Welding Skills Certificate

Program Courses

Program Electives

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What’s Next?

This Welding Skills Program is a first step in your welding career.

Did you know that these courses fit into a more advanced GRCC program that allows you keep increasing your skills in this area?

Check these related programs to find out where you can go next!

To take the next step, contact an Academic Advisor!!