Units of Study

• Orientation / Safety
• Principles of Welding
• Blueprint / Schematic Reading
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding
• Gas Metal Arc Welding
• Flux Cored Arc Welding
• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
• Manual Oxyfuel Gas Cutting
• Mechanized Oxyfuel Gas Cutting
• Manual Plasma Arc Cutting
• Manual Air Carbon Arc Cutting
• Brazing & Soldering 

Certifications

Welding Technology students earn the following certifications in high school:

• AWS-various weld code certifications
• S/P2 Welding and soft skills certificate
• OSHA CareerSafe 

College Articulation

Bucks County Community College - Up to 35 Credits

Students must meet program requirements to access credits

• Advanced on NOCTI/NIMS exam
• Completion of Task List
   
• Technical Entrepreneurship | Catalog

Northampton Community College - 12 Credits

• Intro to Welding Processes
• Welding Fab and Symbols
• Gas Tung. & Semi Welding Procedures
   
• Welding

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology* - 9 Credits

• Drafting Fundamentals
• Gas Metal Arc Welding/Plasma Arc Cutting
• Metals Fabrication I: Intro to Hand and Machine Processes
   
• Welding Technology

Delaware County Community College* - 8-10 Credits Depending on Program

• Intro to Welding
• Intro to Oxy-Fuel Welding and Cutting
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding I
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding II
   
• Welding Technology, Certificate Competency (WLD) | Delaware County Community College
• Skilled Trades, Associate in Applied Science (SKTR) | Delaware County Community College

Johnson College* - 9 Credits (Certificate Only)

• Shield Metal Arc Welding
• Shield Metal Arc Welding Lab
• Gas Metal and Clux Cored Arc Welding
• Gas Metal and Flux Cored Arc Welding Lab
   
• Welding Technology (Certificate)

Harrisburg Area Community College* - 12 Credits (Certificate Only)

• Oxy-Fuel Welding and Cutting
• Welding Applications
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding
• Print Reading Analysis for Welders
   
• Welding Technology (4161) - Harrisburg

Pittsburgh Technical College* - 9 Credits

• Metal Cutting and Fabrication
• Blueprint Reading and Symbols
• Gas Metal Arc Welding
   
• Associate in Science Welding Technology Program | PTCollege

Community College of Allegheny County* - 6-9 Depending on Program

• Welding Fundamentals
• Advanced Welding
• Brazing and Welding
• Prep for Welding Certification
   
• Welding - Community College of Allegheny

Westmoreland County Community College* - 10 Credits

• Intro to Welding
• Metal Fabrication
• Blueprint Reading
   
• Welding Engineering Technology at Westmoreland

Ohio Technical College

• $1,000 towards a 12-month program

*Indicates SOAR Credits 3902 SOAR page 1

 

Industry Salary Ranges

• Metal Fabricator: $24,620 - $57,330
• Welder: $25,940 - $60,000
• Ironworker: $29,770 - $90,490 

Career Opportunities

• Ironworker
• Welder
• Metal Fabricator 
• Pipe Welder
• Shipbuilder
• Underwater Welder
• Welding Supervisor

Program Costs

• Uniform: $100 - $200
  (helment, work boots, gloves, welding coat)
• Certifications: $120 each (approximately)