Program Summary
(WEL 1155) Less-Than-One-Year Certificate – Min. 7 hours
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (also known as stick welding) is used in the fabrication of steel products and components, including the construction of bridges and other large structures. The Shielded Metal Arc Welding Certificate Program provides students with the fundamentals of this manual welding process that uses a flux-covered electrode. The program can be completed in a single semester since most courses are delivered in the competency-based educational 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; Structural Iron and Steel Workers; Rail Car Repairers; Maintenance Workers, Machinery; Commercial Divers
O*NET Links: www.onetonline.org
SOC Codes: 51-4121
View this Program in the College Catalog
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