The purpose of the Welding Technology program is to provide accessible, quality educational opportunities that will provide individuals with the knowledge, technical skills, and attitudes necessary to obtain entry-level employment in the welding profession.
The diploma and certificates programs are intended to produce graduates who are prepared for employment as entry-level structural and / or pipe welders. Program graduates are to be competent in the the academic areas of communications, mathematics, computer literacy, and human relations and in the technical areas of cutting processes, blueprint reading, SMAW and GMAW structural welding and SMAW and GTAW pipe welding to AWS standards.
Reid State Technical College will accomplish program objectives by providing students with a comprehensive general education and technical training in the core area of Welding Technology.
Degree Plan
ASSOCIATE IN OCCUPATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES—Occupational Technology
Primary Technical Specialty—Welding Technology
Secondary Technical Specialty—Industrial Electricity/Electronics Technology
MINIMUM CREDITS REQUIRED: 76 Semester Credit hours
Length of Program: 6 Semesters of full-time attendance
GENERAL EDUCATION CORE: 19 Semester Credit Hours
Areas I and II: Written Composition (3 hours) and
Humanities and Fine Arts (3 hours): 7 Semester Credit Hours
ENG101English Composition I
English Composition IPHL206Ethics in the Workplace
Ethics in the WorkplaceORT100Orientation
Orientation*Oral communication skills embedded within ENG 101.
Area III: Natural Science and Mathematics: 9 Semester Credit Hours
MTH116Mathematical Applications
Mathematical ApplicationsCIS146Microcomputer Applications
Microcomputer ApplicationsCIS149Introduction to Computers
Introduction to ComputersArea IV: History, Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSY200General Psychology
General PsychologyPRIMARY TECHNICAL CONCENTRATION: 45 Semester Credit Hours
WDT108SMAW Fillet/OFC
SMAW Fillet/OFCWDT122SMAW Fillet/OFC Lab
SMAW Fillet/OFC LabWDT109SMAW Fillet/PAC/CAC
SMAW Fillet/PAC/CACWDT123SMAW Fillet/PAC/CAC Lab
SMAW Fillet/PAC/CAC LabWDT120Shielded Metal Arc Grooves Welding
Shielded Metal Arc Grooves WeldingWDT125Shielded Metal Arc Grooves Welding lab
Shielded Metal Arc Grooves Welding labWDT119Gas Metal Arc/Flux Cored Arc Welding Theory
Gas Metal Arc/Flux Cored Arc Welding TheoryWDT124Gas Metal Arc/Flux Cored Arc Welding Lab
Gas Metal Arc/Flux Cored Arc Welding LabWDT217SMAW Carbon Pipe
SMAW Carbon PipeWDT257SMAW Carbon Pipe Lab
SMAW Carbon Pipe LabWDT110Industrial Blueprint Reading
Industrial Blueprint ReadingWDT115GTAW Carbon Pipe
GTAW Carbon PipeWDT155GTAW Carbon Pipe Lab
GTAW Carbon Pipe LabWDT116STAW Stainless Pipe
STAW Stainless PipeWDT156GTAW Stainless Pipe Lab
GTAW Stainless Pipe LabSECONDARY TECHNICAL SPECIALTY: 12-15 Semester Credit Hours
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICITY/ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY:
ILT160DC Fundamentals
DC FundamentalsILT161AC Fundamentals
AC FundamentalsILT117Principles of Construction Wiring
Principles of Construction WiringILT166Motors and Transformers
Motors and Transformers
Welding
Technology
