Program Summary
(WEL 1156) Less-Than-One-Year Certificate – Min. 7 hours
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTA W), also known as TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welding, is a precise welding technique renowned for the high quality of its welds. Tig is favored for applications requiring precision and cleanliness lending it to applications in aerospace, automotive, maintenance, repair, art and sculpture. This certificate can be completed in a single semester since the courses in this certification are mostly delivered in the competence-based education modality.
Possible Career Opportunities
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers; Sheet Metal Workers; Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters; Maintenance and Repair Workers, General; Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters; Maintenance Workers, Machinery
O*NET Links: www.onetonline.org
SOC Codes: 51-4121
View this Program in the College Catalog
Courses
| FALL SEMESTER | Credit Hours | |
| OSH 101 | OSHA 10 for General Industry | 1 |
| WEL 101 | Introduction to Welding | 1 |
| WEL 102 | Metal Cutting Processes | 1 |
| WEL 103 | Metal Working Tools | 1 |
| TOTAL HOURS | 4 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER | Credit Hours | |
| WEL 164 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding I | 1 |
| WEL 165 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding II | 1 |
| WEL 167 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding III | 1 |
| TOTAL HOURS | 3 | |
Contacts
Admissions and Advising
618-634-3200
Toll Free 1-800-481-2242
admissions@shawneecc.edu
Kyle Schierbaum
Welding Instructor
618-634-3444
kylesc@shawneecc.edu