Welding Technology Degree Pathway (AAS)

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KANSAS PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBLE PROGRAM

PRIMARY CAMPUS LOCATIONS OFFERED: ARKANSAS CITY, MULVANE, & WELLINGTON (SUMNER)

Welding Technology is an associate degree or certificate program that combines practical, theoretical, and technical training in welding fabrication. Manual, semiautomatic, and automatic processes using oxy fuel and arc welding processes in SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and plasma are covered. Advanced courses deal with application of welding codes to develop the expertise needed to understand specifications used in industry. Training is done on both structural and piping materials in mild steel, stainless, and aluminum alloys. Program graduates typically find employment as welding technicians, robotic welding technicians, and technical sales representatives. As such, they are responsible for one or more of the following: welding metal alloys, fabricating metals to specifications, troubleshooting faulty weldments, writing procedures, interpreting conventional and computer-aided prints, and selling and servicing equipment.

Pathway Code: WELT (CIP: 48.0508)

General Education Requirements (15 hours)

Basic Skills (12 hours)

English/Communications Options: (complete 3 credits)
COM2725 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hour(s) or
ENG2211 - Composition I 3 hour(s)
PHO6460 - Ethics 3 hour(s) (or Humanities Elective)
LED1448 - Introduction to Leadership 3 hour(s) (or Leadership Elective)
PSY6711 - General Psychology 3 hour(s) (or Social Science Elective)

Computer Literacy (3 hours)

CAP1516 - Computer Applications 3 hour(s) or Computer Literacy Elective

Technical Requirements (49 hours)

INR3713 - Applied Economics 3 hour(s) (or Economics Elective)
INR3716 - Technical Mathematics 3 hour(s) or (any higher level Math course).
INR3717 - Print Reading 3 hour(s)
INR3718 - OSHA 10 1 hour(s)
INR3760 - Industrial Materials 3 hour(s)
WEL3613 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding/Structural 3 hour(s)
WEL3615 - Basic Welding Processes 3 hour(s)
WEL3620 - Gas Welding Processes 3 hour(s)
WEL3622 - GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding/Structural) 3 hour(s)
WEL3623 - GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding/Structural) 3 hour(s)
WEL3632 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding/Pipe 3 hour(s)
WEL3633 - Gas Metal Arc Welding/Pipe 3 hour(s)
WEL3635 - Arc Welding Processes 3 hour(s)
WEL3640 - Advanced Welding Processes 3 hour(s)
WEL3642 - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding/Pipe 3 hour(s)
WEL3644 - Special Alloy Welding/Inspection 6 hour(s)

Total Hours 64

Depending on skill level and assessment scores, students may be required to take the necessary basic skill or prerequisite courses prior to enrolling in the program.