Welding and Fabrication

• Safety
• Introduction to Welding
• Oxy-fuel Cutting
• Hand Tools and their Safe Use
• Power Tools/Equipment and their Safe Use
• Shield Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
• Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
• Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)
• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
• Blueprint Reading
• Oxy-Acetylene Welding (OAW)
• Carbon Arc Cutting (CAC)

• Review Shop Safety
• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
• Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
• Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC)
• Welding Metallurgy
• Blueprint Reading
• Layout Techniques
• Fabrication Techniques
• Customer Work
• Carbon Arc Cutting
• Work Experience

Entry-level Positions as a Welder/Fabricator

• Welding and Applied Technology
• Manufacturing and Engineering
• Apprenticeship Programs via Local Unions

3.5 CTE a.m./3.0 CTE p.m. (max)
Includes:

• 1.0 English 12 (Advanced)
• 1.0 Science (Advanced)

• Alfred State College
• Pennsylvania College of Technology (credit by evaluation)
• Universal Technical Institute 

Successful students:

• Have good manual dexterity, and are able to work with multiple materials and tools at one time.
• Follow all safety procedures and practice safe work habits at all times.
• Arrive to class prepared wearing sturdy leather work boots, jeans with no holes, and a long sleeve shirt.
• Will be required to purchase a Welding Kit from our welding supplier at school ($90).