Program Summary
(WEL 1154) Less-Than-One-Year Certificate – Min. 12 hours
This less-than-one-year certificate is designed to teach up-hill and down-hill pipe welding-fixed positions. Pipe welding has applications in oil and gas, chemical processes, power generation, construction, infrastructure, automotive, manufacturing and marine industry. The certification can be completed in a single semester since most courses are delivered in the competency-based education modality.
Possible Career Opportunities
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers; Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters; Maintenance and Repair Workers, General; Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters; Structural Iron and Steel Workers; 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 |
| WEL 108 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding I | 1 |
| WEL 109 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding II | 1 |
| WEL 110 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding III | 1 |
| TOTAL HOURS | 7 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER | Credit Hours | |
| WEL 112 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding IV | 1 |
| WEL 113 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding V | 1 |
| WEL 114 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding VI | 1 |
| WEL 115 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding VII | 1 |
| WEL 116 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding VIII | 1 |
| TOTAL HOURS | 5 | |
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