The one-year certificate program will enable a student to obtain certification as an entry-level welder from Alfred State College. The program will be taught according to the standards set by the American Welders Society (AWS).
The students perform extensive hands-on work in a fully equipped approximately 2,600 square foot welding lab. Every student will have an individual welding booth with adequate ventilation and air replacement equipment. Lecture will be held in a separate facility utilizing the latest instructional techniques.
Technical Standards
Up-to-date equipment, several ARC, gas, MIG, and TIG stations
Taught by AWS (American Welders Society) standards for entry, advanced, and expert levels; taught by faculty who work in the trade leads to certificate or AOS degree by providing practical experience in:
A typical class day begins at 7:30 a.m. and includes approximately one hour of lecture in the latest welding technology. This is followed by approximately five hours of instructor-monitored lab time. Students receive 750 hours of lab instruction each year (1,400 hours if completing two years) and 200 hours of lecture a year (400 hours if completing two years).
| First Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WELD | 1724 | Gas Welding, Gas Cutting and Plasma Cutting | 4 |
| WELD | 1733 | Weld Metallurgy, Bluepring Reading and Inspection & Testing | 3 |
| WELD | 1728 | Arc Welding, Carbon Arc Cutting and Gouging | 8 |
| WELD | 1723 | Welder's Calculations | 3 |
| 18 | |||
| Second Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WELD | 2715 | Shielded Metal Arc and Flux Cored Arc Welding | 5 |
| WELD | 2725 | Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW I) | 5 |
| WELD | 2735 | Gas Tungsten Arc Weld'g | 5 |
| WELD | 2733 | Tolerancing and Working Drawings | 3 |
| 18 | |||