Manufacturing

Manufacturing 

Certificate of Completion: 16 credits. Advising Guide

Career Description

The Manufacturing Certificate is designed to prepare students for entry-level welding employment in a manufacturing environment. The certificate provides instruction in a wide variety of welding processes including SMAW, GMAW, GTAW (commonly called Stick, Mig and Tig), as well manufacturing processes and quality control. Career opportunities include entry-level jobs in cutting parts, blueprint reading and fitting, tacking, production welding, repair welding and fabrication.

Course of Study

The Manufacturing certificate is the entry point for the Advanced Manufacturing and Fabrication program. Certificate coursework is wholly contained within and applies toward the completion of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology certificate and/or the Advanced Manufacturing and Fabrication AAS degree.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:

1. Interpret technical drawings to determine product manufacturing specifications.
2. Apply safe practices in an industrial environment around machinery, power tools and chemicals.
3. Operate welding equipment and tools to produce products to required specifications.
4. Utilize computer software to produce blueprints and welding annotations.

Prerequisites

• Placement into MTH 98 Quantitative Math (4 credits)
• Placement into WR 115 Introduction to Expository Writing (4 credits) or IRW 115 Critical Reading and Writing (5 credits)