Students progress at their own pace.
Study guides are provided to assist students to maintain efficient use of the laboratory and related instructional time. Students receive practical and theoretical training in the weldability and identification of metals and alloys, use of equipment, manual and automatic cutting, blueprint reading, shop mathematics, and other related subjects. Instruction in acetylene welding includes theory and practice of welding light metals, brazing, and hard surfacing. Arc welding covers the manipulation and application of various American Welding Society classified electrodes, joint construction, signs and symbols, terminology, and metallurgy. Training in GMAW and GTAW welding includes techniques in bonding stainless steel as well as aluminum and other non-ferrous metals.