Welding Certificate

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Academic Program Code: 931

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

This two-semester Welding Certificate program builds upon the Welding Skills Certificate (902), providing students with enhanced knowledge and skills in welding. All credits earned in this Certificate program may be applied toward the Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences in Welding Technology (932).

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
MN 231 - Welding Fabrication, Design, and Testing Credit Hours: 4
MN 233 - Welding Automation Credit Hours: 3
MN 234 - Metallurgy Credit Hours: 3
Select one (1) of the following courses.
DR 150 - Introduction to SolidWorks Credit Hours: 3
DR 258 - Introduction to Pro Engineer/Creo Credit Hours: 3
EG 110 - Industrial Graphics with CAD Credit Hours: 3

Program Elective Courses

Select one (1) of the following courses (must be different than Program Course selection).

DR 150 - Introduction to SolidWorks Credit Hours: 3
DR 258 - Introduction to Pro Engineer/Creo Credit Hours: 3
EG 110 - Industrial Graphics with CAD Credit Hours: 3
EL 144 - Basic Electricity and Electronics Credit Hours: 4
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

Total Credit Hours

What’s Next?

This Welding Certificate is a 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?

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