Dual Credit Arc Welding Certificate
The dual credit arc welding program leads to a level one certificate.
- Degree Type: Certificate
- No courses available online
- Dual Credit Arc Welding is offered on participating high school campuses
- TSI: not required
This program is not designed to transfer.
TVCC’s dual credit arc welding certificate is available at participating high schools under the instruction of a TVCC qualified welding instructor.
Although TVCC does not have special selection criteria for the welding program, high school students are encouraged to contact the school counselor to determine if there are any high school selection criteria for entry in this program.
In order to complete the dual arc welding certificate, high school students will be expected to complete WLDG courses each semester during their 10th grade, 11th grade and 12th grade years.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term One | Hours | |
| 10th Grade Year | ||
| WLDG-1323 | Welding, Safety, Tools, and Equipment | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Term Two | ||
| 10th Grade Year | ||
| WLDG-1317 | Introduction to Layout and Fabrication | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Term One | ||
| 11th Grade Year | ||
| WLDG-1353 | Intermediate Layout and Fabrication | 3 |
| WLDG-1428 | Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding. (smaw) | 4 |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Term Two | ||
| 11th Grade Year | ||
| WLDG-1407 | Introduction to Welding Using Multiple Processes | 4 |
| WLDG-1457 | Intermediate Shielded Metal Arc Welding (smaw) | 4 |
| Hours | 8 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Term One | ||
| 12th Grade Year | ||
| WLDG-1202 | Fundamentals of Gas Metal Arc Welding (gmaw) | 2 |
| WLDG-1430 | Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (gmaw) | 4 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Term Two | ||
| 12th Grade Year | ||
| WLDG-1206 | Fundamentals of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (gtaw) | 2 |
| WLDG-2443 | Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding (smaw) | 4 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 33 | |