Combination Welding

The Combination Welding technical certificate program is designed to prepare individuals for employment as welders in an industrial setting. Instruction is provided in blueprint reading, Oxy-fuel cutting, brazing and welding, stick-arc Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG), plasma arc cutting, and carbon arc cutting.

After completing program requirements, students should be academically prepared to take the following:

American Petroleum Institute (API)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Welding Society (AWS)
Tennessee Regulatory Authority (TRA)

All courses in the Combination Welding certificate program will articulate into the Associate of Applied Science degree program in Industrial Technology - Concentration: Welding/Metal Fabrication.

General Education Requirements

Note: All courses must be from the Approved Courses for General Education courses for each category listed in the General Education section of this catalog.

Requirements

Students must complete ENGL 0870, MATH 0890 and MATH 0891, or have appropriate entrance scores.

Fall

INTC 1010 - Quality and Inspection Credits: 3
WELD 1060 - General Welding Credits: 4
WELD 1070 - Applied Welding Credits: 4
WELD 1210 - Welding Blueprints Credits: 3

Spring

WELD 1130 - Fabrication Tools and Processes Credits: 3
WELD 1410 - Metallurgy and Materials Testing Credits: 4
WELD 2110 - Inert Gas Arc Welding Credits: 3
WELD 2120 - Pipe Welding Credits: 3

Total Credit Hours: 27

For Further Information

Jeremy Maskew
Instructor, Welding/Metal Fabrication
Telephone: 423.354.2599
jjmaskew@NortheastState.edu

Jon Cookson
Instructor, Welding/Metal Fabrication
Telephone: 423.354.5212
jjcookson@NortheastState.edu

Sam Rowell
Dean, Advanced Technologies
Telephone: 423.354.2582
ssrowell@NortheastState.edu

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