The current
curriculum and instruction of the Welding Technology program emphasizes the
individual welding processes currently used in the welding industry.
The faculty members of the program review and revise the curriculum,
course content, and instructional methods in an on-going process on the basis of
current industry demands, student success in welding-related fields, and
Advisory Committee recommendations. Program–specific
courses are up-to-date and appropriate to the welding industry, and are based on
current industry standards and technology.
All
textbooks and materials used in the Welding Technology program are current with
industry standards and technology, and are personally evaluated and assessed for
applicability by the faculty members of the Welding program before their use in
the program.
Facilities, Equipment and Technology
The Welding
Technology program is located in a separate building in the Technical Trades
compound. A spacious welding lab used for demonstrations by faculty members and
student practice is located within the building. A small glass-enclosed office space shared by the faculty is
centrally located in the lab area and is easily accessed by students.
Portable hand-tools are stored in a wire-enclosed tool crib near the
office. Adjacent to the lab area is
a small classroom for lectures and viewing state-of-the-art welding and safety
videos, and both men’s and women’s locker rooms.
Recently rebuilt, the building features a state-of-the art ventilation
system and is well lighted.
The welding
lab features 54 booths for learning all phases and levels of welding on
state-of-the-art equipment. Other
equipment located at stations in use for the preparation of metal for welding
include two track burners, two plasma cutters, an industrial shear, five
grinding machines, a horizontal band saw, a chop saw, a hydraulic press, an
oxy-acetylene radio-graph, a tube bender, and an ornamental metal bender.