Technical Studies in Welding, AAS

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Starts

Fall, Spring

Introduction

Technical Studies in Welding, AAS is a program taught at Wytheville Community College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (Four-semester (two-year) program) options.

The Associate of Applied Science Technical Studies in Welding is designed to provide technical skills for employment in the welding field. Students study welding methods that meet industry and American Welding Society (AWS) standards, plus related coursework such as industrial safety, welding drawing and interpretation, welding quality control and inspection, and writing and math classes.

The program is a four-semester (two-year) structure with welding instruction across fundamentals, basic and advanced shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, advanced gas tungsten arc welding (TIG), flux cored arc welding (FCAW), and welding layout and fabrication I and II. Students also complete supervised study/seminar & project and seminar and project, with laboratory hours listed for multiple welding courses.

Modules

Fundamentals of Welding
Welding Drawing and Interpretation
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Basic)
Gas Metal Arc Welding
Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG)
Welding Layout and Fabrication I
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Advanced)
Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)
Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
Welding Layout and Fabrication II
Welding Quality Control & Inspection
Supervised Study/Seminar & Project

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Technical Studies in Welding, AAS at Wytheville Community College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Wytheville Community College.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Wytheville Community College as pre-requiste for admission in Technical Studies in Welding, AAS.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

In addition to the admission requirements established for the college, entry into the Welding Program requires competency in English and Math – MDE 10 as demonstrated through direct enrollment and diagnostic tests, or by satisfactorily completing the required EDE and/or MDE units or the equivalent.