Welding Technology AAS Degree
The TVCC Welding program is designed to train students for an entry-level position in the welding industry. Employment opportunities are available both locally and globally.
- Degree Type: AAS
- No courses available online
- Welding Technology AAS is offered on the Athens campus.
- TSI: required
- Capstone course: WLDG-2553 Advanced Pipe Welding
Although not designed to transfer, this AAS degree program leads to an online Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) degree with participating universities. See an academic advisor for more information about the BAAS.
Students can begin in the fall, spring, and summer semesters of each year. There is no special selection criteria for any of the Welding programs.
| Term One | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC/PSYC-1300 | Learning Framework | 3 |
| WLDG-1521 | Welding Fundamentals | 5 |
| WLDG-1323 | Welding, Safety, Tools, and Equipment | 3 |
| WLDG-1317 | Introduction to Layout and Fabrication | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Term Two | ||
| WLDG-1435 | Introduction to Pipe Welding | 4 |
| Core HIST, GOVT, or Social/Behav. Science | 3 | |
| WLDG-1530 | Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (gmaw) | 5 |
| MATH-1332 | Contemporary Mathematics (quantitative Reasoning) | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Term Three | ||
| WLDG-1557 | Intermediate Shielded Metal Arc Welding (smaw) | 5 |
| Welding Elective | 2 | |
| Lang, Phil, & Culture/Creative Arts | 3 | |
| ENGL-1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Term Four | ||
| WLDG-2543 | Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding | 5 |
| BCIS-1305 | Business Computer Applications | 3 |
| Hours | 8 | |
| Term Five | ||
| WLDG-2506 | Intermediate Pipe Welding | 5 |
| WLDG-2553 | Advanced Pipe Welding (Capstone) | 5 |
| Hours | 10 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |
Welding Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| WLDG-1353 | Intermediate Layout and Fabrication | 3 |
| WLDG-1534 | Introduction to Gas Tungsten Arc Welding. (gtaw) | 5 |
| WLDG-2551 | Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (gtaw) | 5 |