Units of Study

• Orientation / Safety
• Principles of Welding
• Blueprint / Schematic Reading
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding
• Gas Metal Arc Welding
• Flux Cored Arc Welding
• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
• Manual Oxyfuel Gas Cutting
• Mechanized Oxyfuel Gas Cutting
• Manual Plasma Arc Cutting
• Manual Air Carbon Arc Cutting
• Brazing & Soldering 

Certifications

Welding Technology students earn the following certifications in high school:

• AWS-various weld code certifications
• S/P2 Welding and soft skills certificate
• OSHA CareerSafe 

College Articulation

Articulations

*  Indicates SOAR Credits 

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Bucks County Community College - Up to 35 Credits 

• Students must meet program requirements to access credits 

  • Advanced on NOCTI/NIMS exam

  • Completion of Task List

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Northampton Community College* - 10 Credits

• Intro to Welding Processes

• Gas Tung. & Semi Welding Procedures

 

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology * - 9 Credits

• Drafting Fundamentals

• Gas Metal Arc Welding/Plasma Arc Cutting

• Metals Fabrication I: Intro to Hand and Machine Processes

Metals Fabrication and Welding Technology

 

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology* - 10 Credits 

• Metal Arc Welding 1

• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 1

• Gas Metal Arc Welding 1 

    Welding Technology 

Delaware County Community College * 8-10 Credits Depending on Program 

• Intro to Welding

• Intro to Oxy-Fuel Welding and Cutting

• Shielded Metal Arc Welding I

• Shielded Metal Arc Welding II

Welding Technology, Certificate Competency (WLD) | Delaware County Community College

Skilled Trades, Associate in Applied Science (SKTR) | Delaware County Community College

Harrisburg Area Community College * - 10 Credits (Certificate Only) 

• Welding Fundamentals

• Shielded Metal Arc Welding

• Gas Metal Arc and Flux-cored Arc Welding 

Welding Technology (4161) - Harrisburg

Community College of Allegheny County * - 6-9 Depending on Program

• Welding Fundamentals 

• Advanced Welding

• Brazing and Welding

• Prep for Welding Certification

    Welding - Community College of Allegheny

Westmoreland County Community College * - 14 Credits

• Intro to Welding

• Metal Fabrication

• Blueprint Reading 

• SMAW

Welding Engineering Technology at Westmoreland

 

Industry Salary Ranges

• Metal Fabricator: $24,620 - $57,330
• Welder: $25,940 - $60,000
• Ironworker: $29,770 - $90,490 

Career Opportunities

• Ironworker
• Welder
• Metal Fabricator 
• Pipe Welder
• Shipbuilder
• Underwater Welder
• Welding Supervisor

Program Costs

• Uniform: $100 - $200
  (helment, work boots, gloves, welding coat)
• Certifications: $120 each (approximately)