Structural Welding Additional Details

Structural Welding

Issued by Mohawk Valley Community College

This micro credential provides the student with the essential knowledge and skills in Arc Welding to take the New York State Department of Transportation, as well as the American Welding Society welding certification exams; both exams can be taken at MVCC. Upon completion students should be qualified for entry-level or apprentice positions in structural welding.

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Skills

Earning Criteria

  • MT174 Electric Arc Welding: 4 Credits This course provides proficiency in oxy-acetylene welding procedures, including the theory and use of electric arc welding. Topics include welding ferrous and nonferrous metals in all positions, and the theory of pipe design and cutting. Welding supply fee required.
  • MT272 Advanced Electric Arc WeldingProcedures: 4 Credits This course continues with instruction of the principles and practices of gas arc (TIG) and gas metallic arc (MIG) welding on ferrous and nonferrous metals and pipe. Topics include special arc cutting techniques such as air carbon arc, oxygen arc, underwater cutting, plasma cutting, along with theory and safety. Welding supply fee required. Prerequisite:MT174 Electric Arc Welding Procedures.
  • MT278 Welding Inspection and QualityControl Testing: 4 Credits This course presents the American Welding Society standards. Topics include the standards of testing of welds, preparation of test samples, methods of inspection and quality control, and fundamentals and interpretations of the American Welding Society, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American National Standards Institute welding codes. Welding supply fee required.