麻豆原创 College announces Michael Poindexter as Head 惭别苍鈥檚 Basketball Coach
麻豆原创 hired Michael Poindexter Jr. as the next head coach for the 惭别苍鈥檚 Basketball team. Poindexter will take over this year as the 12th coach in program history.
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Welding
Welders are skilled, well-paid, highly sought-after professionals. We train our welding students in Oxy-Fuel cutting, brazing and welding, as well as arc welding in the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) and Flex Co red Arc Welding (FCAW) processes. Students learn how to work with mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum in preparation for entrance in welding and fabrication field.
In our welding technology program, you may:
- Earn a certificate in basic or advanced welding technology
- Weld materials from 18-gauge sheet metal up to structural thickness of plate as well as thin and heavy wall pipe
- Fabricate structural materials such as channels, angles, beams and tubes
- Prepare to pass the AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Certified Welding Test, which involves groove welds on 3/8" ASTM A36 steel plate in all four positions, both open root and with backing
Degrees and Certificates
Program Details
- Because of its strength, welding is used in nearly all fields of manufacturing.
- The National Career Clusters Framework created a tool to help you find a career that suits your interests and skills. Our agribusiness program is part of the career cluster.
- Welding has been the most common way to permanently join metal parts since 4000 B.C. In the last half century, welding and joining have become a science and art. With increasing advances through research and development, the field of welding now includes knowledge and skills from metallurgy, ceramics, physics, heat transfer, electrical engineering, engineering mechanics, lasers, thermal spraying, micro-joining and robotics.
- Small class sizes, a fully equipped lab, instructors who are industry professionals and guest speakers are staples of the program.
- [In-district high school students can get started while still in high school. This program has a study guide to outline a pathway from certain high schools into our office systems program.
- Prepare to pass the AWS D1.1 Structural Steel Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) Certified Welding Test.
- Prepare for careers as a structural welder, pipe welder, boilermaker, welder fabricator and more.
- Students interested in pursuing a degree or certificate in welding are encouraged to speak with their academic advisor.
- Each student is required to furnish the required equipment below, which can be purchased as a package through the 麻豆原创 Store.
- The tools required include the following: Torch glasses, goggles, or face shield #3 or #5 shade; hat/cap; gloves鈥擥auntlet type, leather or cloth; safety glasses; chipping hammer; wire brush; welding sleeves or jacket; wire cutters; pliers or vice grips; and work boots.
- A variable tuition rate applies to this program.
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麻豆原创 College students earn accolades in SkillsUSA career competitions
麻豆原创 students on the SkillsUSA team concluded another successful season with medalists at the state and national levels.
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