Welding and Cutting, CC

Program Description:

The Welding and Cutting curriculum is designed to prepare the student for entry level employment in the field of welding and cutting. The curriculum includes Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Pipe Welding, Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC), Carbon Arc Cutting, Oxyfuel Cutting, Gas Metal Arc Aluminum Welding (GMAAW), and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW).

1st Year

Approved Electives:

• WLV 1163 - Gas Metal Arc Aluminum Welding 3 SH
• WLV 1912 - Special Projects in Arc Welding 2 SH
• WLV 1913 - Special Problem in Welding 3 SH
• WLV 1923 - Supervised Work Experience in Welding 3 SH

Completion Award: Career Certificate (One Year) 33 SH

**Additional Graduation Requirements: Any student (first-time, transfer, and part-time) who begins at Hinds Fall 2007 and later will be required to take LLS 1312 /RST 1312 /RSV 1312 - Orientation  course in order to graduate from the College. Exception: Orientation credit (1-3 hrs) transferred to Hinds from another college will satisfy our orientation requirement.

A CPAS exam is required to graduate from this program.