Welding Technology, Certificate

Program Code: 7623

The Welding program at Santa Fe College provides the graduate with a Career Certificate (C.C.) upon completion. Graduates are prepared to enter the workforce with a wide variety of welding skills and certifications. The program varies in complexity beginning with basic welding practices and goes through the more complex application of pipe welding. Students are trained on the latest equipment used by industry and taught by highly qualified instructors who are dedicated to seeing their students succeed.

Santa Fe College is an accredited American Welding Society testing facility that offers 20 different welding certification tests to students and industry workers. Students have the opportunity not only to prepare for the welding industry, but also to enter the workforce with certification that affords them the opportunity to receive higher wages.

The program is a 1,050 contact hour program consisting of nine classes. A full-time student can complete the entire program in three semesters. Students will be prepared with marketable skills to enter the workforce at exit points, but completing the program offers the maximum benefit. The program uses the most current curriculum materials.

Scholarships will be awarded annually to provide financial assistance to eligible graduating high school seniors from Alachua and Bradford counties who attend Santa Fe College. Call 352-395-5362 for more details on scholarships.

Requirements for Admission
Students must:

• Be at least 16 years of age.
• Be accepted to the college and have completed the entire admissions process.
• Have Welding Technology Certificate (code 7623) as their Primary Program
• No high school completion or equivalent required.
• High School Dual Enrollment students are welcome.
• Contact the Program Advisor for assistance with registration
   

Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)

• PLO1: Students will demonstrate understanding of and apply welding safety in accordance with ANSI Z49.1
• PLO2: Students will produce welded assemblies using Shielded Metal Arc welding that meets AWS D1.1 standards
• PLO3: Students will produce welded assemblies using Gas Metal Arc welding that meet AWS D1.1 standards
• PLO4: Students will produce welded assemblies using Flux Cored Arc welding that meet AWS D1.1 standards
• PLO5: Students will produce welded assemblies using Gas Tungsten Arc welding that meet AWS D1.1 standards
• PLO6: Students will interpret technical drawings and ANSI welding symbols
   

Curriculum Map

• PLO1: PMT0102, PMT0126, PMT0128, PMT0129, PMT0105, PMT0130, PMT0143,PMT0137, PMT0182
• PLO2: PMT0102, PMT0126, PMT0128, PMT0129
• PLO3: PMT0130,PMT0182
• PLO4: PMT0143,PMT0182
• PLO5: PMT0137, PMT0182
• PLO6: PMT0102, PMT0126, PMT0128, PMT0129, PMT0105, PMT0130, PMT0143, PMT0137
   

PMT0102

• PLO1
  • Multiple choice written testing.
  • Daily evaluation/confirmation (by instructor) that students are selecting and utilizing appropriate PPE for lab activities, and operating shop equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOP). Compliance with SOP is required to participate in lab activities.
• PLO2 , PLO6
  • Students interpret technical drawings to select and process materials that are then joined by producing fillet welds using the SMAW process. Students complete a form documenting the specific equipment settings required for the assignment. The final weldments are assessed using a visual inspection checklist and weldment evaluation rubric.
     

PMT0126

• PLO1
  • Daily evaluation/confirmation (by instructor) that students are selecting and utilizing appropriate PPE for lab activities, and operating shop equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures. Compliance with SOP is required to participate in lab activities.
• PLO2 , PLO6
  • Students interpret technical drawings to select, and process materials that are then joined by producing groove welds in the flat and horizontal positions using the SMAW process. Students complete a form documenting the specific equipment settings required for the assignment. The final weldments are assessed using a visual inspection checklist and weldment evaluation rubric.
     

PMT0128

• PLO1
  • Daily evaluation/confirmation (by instructor) that students are selecting and utilizing appropriate PPE for lab activities, and operating shop equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures. Compliance with SOP is required to participate in lab activities.
• PLO2 , PLO6
  • Students interpret technical drawings to select, and process materials that are then joined by producing groove welds in the flat and horizontal positions using the SMAW process. Students complete a form documenting the specific equipment settings required for the assignment. The final weldments are assessed using a visual inspection checklist and weldment evaluation rubric.
     

PMT0129

• PLO1
  • Daily evaluation/confirmation (by instructor) that students are selecting and utilizing appropriate PPE for lab activities, and operating shop equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures. Compliance with SOP is required to participate in lab activities.
• PLO2 , PLO6
  • Students interpret technical drawings to select, and process materials that are then joined by producing open root groove welds in all positions using the SMAW process. Students complete a form documenting the specific equipment settings required for the assignment. The final weldments are assessed using a visual inspection checklist and weldment evaluation rubric.
     

PMT0105

• PLO1
  • Daily evaluation/confirmation (by instructor) that students are selecting and utilizing appropriate PPE for lab activities, and operating shop equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures. Compliance with SOP is required to participate in lab activities.
• PLO6
  • Multiple choice exams on weld symbols and technical drawings.
  • Students are given a welded product the they must reproduce then create a detailed technical drawing based on their specific project.
     

PMT0130

• PLO1
  • Daily evaluation/confirmation (by instructor) that students are selecting and utilizing appropriate PPE for lab activities, and operating shop equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures. Compliance with SOP is required to participate in lab activities.
• PLO3 , PLO6
  • Students interpret technical drawings to select, and process materials that are then joined by producing fillet and groove welds using the GMAW process. Students complete a form documenting the specific equipment settings required for the assignment. The final weldments are assessed using a visual inspection checklist and weldment evaluation rubric.
     

PMT0143

• PLO1
  • Daily evaluation/confirmation (by instructor) that students are selecting and utilizing appropriate PPE for lab activities, and operating shop equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures. Compliance with SOP is required to participate in lab activities.
• PLO4 , PLO6
  • Students interpret technical drawings to select, and process materials that are then joined by producing fillet and groove welds using the FCAW process. Students complete a form documenting the specific equipment settings required for the assignment. The final weldments are assessed using a visual inspection checklist and weldment evaluation rubric.
     

PMT0137

• PLO1
  • Daily evaluation/confirmation (by instructor) that students are selecting and utilizing appropriate PPE for lab activities, and operating shop equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures. Compliance with SOP is required to participate in lab activities.
• PLO5 , PLO6
  • Students interpret technical drawings to select, and process materials that are then joined by producing fillet and groove welds using the GTAW process. Students complete a form documenting the specific equipment settings required for the assignment. The final weldments are assessed using a visual inspection checklist and weldment evaluation rubric.
     

PMT0182

• PLO1
  • Daily evaluation/confirmation (by instructor) that students are selecting and utilizing appropriate PPE for lab activities, and operating shop equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures. Compliance with SOP is required to participate in lab activities.
• PLO3, PLO4, PLO5
  • Students select a specific welding procedure specification using GMAW, FCAW or GTAW (based on their career path) and are assessed on their mastery of the WPS by taking an AWS certified welder test through the accredited testing facility at the college.

Program Length, Format and Curriculum
This degree is a total of 1,050 contact hours. (Three semesters attending full time.)

First Term:

• PMT0102 Intro to Welding and Industrial Safety (120 Contact Hours)
• PMT0126 Arc Welding Fundamentals (120 Contact Hours)
• PMT0128 Shielded Metal arc Welding 1 (120 Contact Hours)
   

Second Term:

• PMT0129 Shielded Metal arc Welding 2 (120 Contact Hours)
• PMT0105 Welding Drawings and Fabrication (120 Contact Hours)
• PMT0130 Gas Metal Arc Welding (120 Contact Hours)
   

Third Term:

• PMT0143 Flux-Cored Arc Welding (120 Contact Hours)
• PMT0137 Gas Tungsten arc Welding (120 Contact Hours)
• PMT0182 Welding Certification (90 Contact Hours)