The certificate level courses in the Welding Technologies program guide the student through a series of process skills using manual and automated welding. The program develops foundation and advanced skills using various current welding processes. The types of welding process training include GMAW (MIG), GTAW (TIG), SMAW (ARC), FCAW and OXY-FUEL and PLASMA cutting. Materials welded include mild steel, aluminum and stainless steel. Courses offered prepare the student for entry level and advanced level employment, job enhancement and may also transfer to a bachelors degree program. Courses offered can also provide the skill set necessary to successfully complete welder certification testing required by many welding companies.
Program Required Courses
Minimum Credits: 31.00
ELT 100 Basic Electricity 2-2-0 (Lecture/Discussion) An entry-level course for students with little or no previous electrical training, this course covers what electricity is, AC and DC current, how electricity is generated, magnetism and electromagnetism, Ohm's Law, how motors and relays work and how basic electronic devices operate. This course is for students requiring only ELT 100 in their program of study or students desiring an Electrical Technology elective. Prerequisites: Minimum ACT Writing Skills score of 18 or COMPASS score of 70 or successful completion of ENG 098 or ENG 099 and minimum ACT Reading score of 14 or COMPASS score of 65 or TRS 096 and TRS 105 or ENG 099 and minimum ACT Math Test score of 18 or COMPASS PreAlgebra Test score of 44 or MATH 092 or 094.
ELT 100
Basic Electricity
2
MACH 103 Fundamentals/Machine Tool Oper 4-2-6 (Lecture/Standard Lab) This course provides an introduction to the concepts and techniques of machine tool operations. Upon completion of this course, the student will have the skills and technical knowledge in math calculations, basic inspection techniques, and set up and operation of the lathe, milling machine, surface grinder, and drill press operations. The student will also have gained basic knowledge in industrial safety, cutting tools and fluids, and other related topics.
MACH 103
Fundamentals/Machine Tool Oper
4
MSM 120 Basic Fluid Power 2-1-2 (Lecture/Standard Lab)
The basic theories underlying utilization of fluids as conveyors of power are examined in this course so that technicians will understand why systems work. The fundamentals of component selection are combined with theory to develop working fluid power systems.
MSM 120
Basic Fluid Power
2
MSM 260 Metallurgy/Mechanical Testing 4-3-3 (Lecture/Standard Lab) The science of metals and the relationship of alloying principles to the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of metal alloys are studied in this course. It also covers the subsequent relationship of these principles to the casting, forming, and heat treatment of metallic materials. Laboratory experience in the testing of metals to determine their mechanical properties is included. Prerequisites: It is recommended that students have completed high school chemistry or physics or the equivalent. (DRFT 240 highly recommended).
MSM 260
Metallurgy/Mechanical Testing
4
WELD 190 Welding Rapid Skills Training 10-4-18 (Lecture/Standard Lab) The Welding Rapid Skills Training course is designed to deliver accelerated skills training in the SMAW (arc), GMAW (mig), FCAW (flux cored), GTAW (tig) and the oxy-fuel and plasma cutting operations to the American Welding Society AWS QC10 Entry Level Welder Standard. Included in the course will also be welding blueprint reading and welding symbols skills. The practical knowledge and performance qualification testing will provide levels of documented occupational skills necessary to enter the welding workforce upon completion.
WELD 190
Welding Rapid Skills Training
10
WELD 240 Shld Metal Arc Wld-Pipe/SMAW-P 3-1-6 (Lecture/Standard Lab) This course offers skill training in the welding techniques used for uphill and downhill pipe welding. Students receive skill training to perform high quality welds in the common pipe welding positions 2G, 5G and 6G. Also included are testing procedures and methods to code type performance standards. Prerequisites: WELD 140, WELD 142 or equivalent experience.
WELD 240
Shld Metal Arc Wld-Pipe/SMAW-P
3
WELD 255 Advanced Inert Gas Welding 3-1-6 (Lecture/Standard Lab)
A continuation of WELD 155, this course covers skill training on larger heavier weldments. Emphasis is placed on AWS D1.1 code welding requirements. Special consideration is placed on advanced features of the welding processes such as pulse welding parameters, larger diameter welding wires, work piece preparation, and all position welding on fillet and groove welds. Weld testing and procedures to code acceptance standards are emphasized.
Prerequisites: WELD 155.
WELD 255
Advanced Inert Gas Welding
3
WELD 265 Automated Welding 3-1-6 (Lecture/Standard Lab)
This course covers the application of the MIG (GMAW) and TIG (GTAW) welding processes using automated linear and rotational equipment. Skill training includes fixturing, positioning and assembly of various forms of automated equipment. Also included are topics in weld cost analysis, CNC plasma cutting, weld size analysis and automation safety considerations. The use of robotics is also covered.
Prerequisites: WELD 155 and WELD 255.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Texas Township Campus - 6767 West O Avenue, PO Box 4070,
Kalamazoo, MI 49003-4070 -
269-488-4400
Arcadia Commons Campus - 202 North Rose Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 - 269-373-7800
