Welding

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Location:

Welding Technology Center
970.339.6203

Program Chair:

Paul Hasty, 970.339.6321, paul.hasty@aims.edu

Advisors and Faculty:

Paul Hasty, 970.339.6321, paul.hasty@aims.edu

Jeff Klein, 970.339.6203, jeff.klein@aims.edu

Degree and Certificates Offered

Welding Technology (two-year A.A.S. degree)

Advanced Welding Processes (Certificate) 

Basic Welding & Cutting (Certificate) 

FCAW (Certificate) 

GMAW (Certificate) 

SMAW (Certificate) 

Welding for Ag Educators (Certificate) 

Welding Technician (Certificate) 

Potential Opportunities: Welding is a skill that impacts almost every industry in the world and provides a challenging, dynamic, and rewarding career. The Aims Welding Technology Program is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge required to successfully enter the welding field.  The most common welding and cutting processes are covered in great detail as well as printreading, layout, metallurgy, estimating, and weld inspection. Attention to detail and the desire to work steadily and patiently to achieve a high level of skill in the art of welding are prerequisites for this program.

Some of the career possibilities in welding include:

Production Welder

Pipe Welder and Fitter

Repair and Maintenance Welder

Welding Supervisor

Automated Welding Machine Technician/Programmer

Welding Inspection and Quality Control Technician

Welding Equipment Sales and Repair

Business Owner/Entrepreneur

Students seeking the Welding Technology A.A.S. degree or Welding Technician certificate shall take the Accuplacer assessment test prior to beginning the program. Assessment scores should qualify certificate students for courses at the 090 level or higher in English, reading, and math; degree students should qualify for college level courses. Students not meeting the assessment standards will be required to take the appropriate remedial courses in any deficient area or demonstrate proficiency through reassessment in accordance with Aims assessment policy.

Students who assess below the 030 level in English and math, or the 060 level in reading will be required to reassess at the above level or higher prior to beginning the welding program. Students not able to begin the program due to low assessment scores will be referred to the Aims Continuing Education Division for advising on basic skills programs.

Note:

Remedial courses may be taken concurrently with welding courses as long as the minimum assessment requirements are met.

Degree seeking students are required to complete all remedial coursework within the first thirty semester hours of classes.

Personal Interest Courses

The following courses are designed to be customized to the individual student’s personal interests and are not applicable to the Welding Technology A.A.S. degree or certificates:

The Welding Department requires students to complete all welding courses with a minimum grade of “C” (70% or higher). Final scores below 70% receive a failing grade or “F”.

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