Academics
Welding Mechanics (CVWLDA)
Advanced Certificate
Description
This program prepares students for jobs as a welding maintenance mechanic where students weld metal parts together according to layouts, blueprints, or work orders using gas welding or brazing and any combination of arc-welding processes. The credits in this program also may be applied toward an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Welding.
Articulation
Eastern Michigan University, several BS degrees.
Copies can be obtained from the Counseling Office, a program advisor, or from the Curriculum and Assessment Office Web site: www.wccnet.edu/departments/curriculum/articulation.php?levelone=colleges.
Admissions Requirements
Successful completion of the Welding Certificate (CTWLDC)
Contact Information
- Division
- Adv Tech/Public Serv Careers
- Department
- Welding and Fabrication Dept
- Advisors
- Bradley Hoth, Glenn Kay II, Coley McLean
Requirements
Major/Area Requirements
| Class | Title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAF 200 | Layout Theory Welding | 3 | |
| WAF 210 | Welding Metallurgy | 3 | |
| WAF 215 | Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding | 4 | |
| WAF 226 | Specialized Welding Procedures | 4 | |
| WAF 227 | Basic Fabrication | 3 | |
| WAF 229 | Shape Cutting Operations | 3 | |
| WAF 288 | Gas Metal Arc Welding | 4 | |
| Total | 24 | ||
- Total Credits Required
- 24
Gainful Employment Disclosures
Estimated Cost
- Tuition & Fees
- $3,366.00
- Books & Supplies
- $255.00
- Total Cost
- $3,621.00
Length of Program
- Intended time to complete
- 2 semesters
- graduates who completed on time
- 0%
Careers Related to this Program
- Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters
- Solderers and Brazers
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Job placement rate
- 100%
Median Program Graduate Debt
- Federal Loans
- $0
- Private Educational Loans
- $0
- Institution Financing Plan
- $0
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