Welding Technology
Why study welding technology?
The welding technology program at State Fair Community College is a one-year certificate program, and is based on four semesters of instruction and hands-on experience. You will be exposed to and performance tested in the areas of oxy/acetylene welding and cutting, shielded metal arc welding (stick), gas metal arc welding (mig), gas tungsten arc welding (tig), and plasma arc cutting. All welding procedures will follow guidelines as acknowledged by the American Welding Society.
In the classroom you will learn the technological information associated with the welding processes and how to apply that information to the practical use in the shop. Different types of media are used in the classroom including access to the Internet. The student who achieves a welding certificate at State Fair Community College can say they have become qualified in several welding processes, making them well rounded and knowledgeable in several areas of the welding industry.
Program requirements
Welding Technology program requirements.
Professional Certificate self-advising worksheet.
Contact
Steve Gardner
Program Coordinator
Fielding Technical Center, Room
(660) 530-5800, ext. 7274
sgardner@sfccmo.edu