Welding Basic

Overview

The Welding Basic program courses are offered in a variety of ways to meet the students schedule and educational goals. Students will learn to use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Workforce Education Basic Welding Certificate (128 Contact Hours)

• WLDG.1000 – Introduction to Welding                                                          48 contact hours
• WLDG.1028 - Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)          80 contact hours

 

Workforce Education Intermediate Welding Certificate (176 Contact Hours)

• WLDG.1002 – Fundamentals of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)                 64 contact hours
• WLDG.1006 – Fundamentals of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)             64 contact hours
• WLDG.1013 – Introduction to Blueprint Reading for Welders                     48 contact hours

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Basic Evening Program courses, (Wise County Program) in any order, include:

• WLDG.1000 – Introduction to Welding  48 contact hours
• WLDG.1002 – Fundamentals of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) 48 contact hours
• WLDG.1006 – Fundamentals of Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) 48 contact hours
• WLDG.1003 – Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)  48 contact hours
• WLDG.1012 – Introduction to Flux Cored Metal Arc Welding (FCAW) 64 contact hours

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Requirements

Applicants must complete the Welding Basic program application BEFORE they can be admitted into the program and are eligible for registration. If under 18, Minor Consent Form is required and must be completed then uploaded with the application. Students will be required to purchase and bring to each class the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including:

• Safety glasses
• Leather welding gloves,
• Welding helmet - Auto-tint with adjustable shade range 4/9-13 preferred
• Leather boots
• Heavy material pants
• Long sleeve shirt
• Long sleeve jacket
• Respirator  (Optional)
• Hand-held angle grinder
• Chipping hammer
• Welding pliers

Required Textbook: (Weatherford Program only)

•   Modern Welding, 13th Edition, William A. Bowditch, Kevin Bowditch & Mark Bowditch. (2023) G-W Publishers - ISBN #978-1-68584-571-1

•   Welding Print Reading, 8th Edition, John R. Walker & Richard Polanin. (2024) Goodheart-Wilcox Publishing - ISBN #978-4-68584-572-8

Career Options

Upon successful completion, graduates will receive a Weatherford College certificate of completion. Students can work as an Aluminum Welder, Assembly Line Brazer, Fabrication Welder, Fabricator, Maintenance Welder, Solderer, Sub Arc Operator, Welder, or Wirer.

Related Programs

• Welding Maintenance

Scholarships

Funding assistance through the Workforce Education Grant and Weatherford College Foundation Scholarship for Workforce Education may be available for eligible applicants, until funds are depleted. Please visit the Financial Assistance page for applications. This program does not qualify for FAFSA.