Welding Technology - Welding and Visual Inspection, Short-Term Technical Certificate

Curriculum Code #6013

Effective May 2024

Division of Engineering, Business and Information Technologies

The short-term certificate recognizes the student who has completed a core group of welding courses in welding and visual inspection. The collection of courses will provide the student with specialized knowledge and skills to be prepared for entry-level employment in a variety of industries that utilize welding. Lorain County Community College has articulation agreements with colleges and universities including programs offered by LCCC's University Partnership.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Semester IHours
EMCH 112 ENGINEERING MATERIALS 3
SDEV 101 INTRODUCTION TO THE LCCC COMMUNITY 2 1
TECN 111 TECHNICAL PROBLEM SOLVING 3
WTEC 111 WELDING SPECIFICATIONS/PRINT READING 2
WTEC 112 WELDING CODES AND STANDARDS 1 2
WTEC 116 BASIC SHIELDED METAL ARC WELDING 1 3
WTEC 221 WELD QUALITY INSPECTION 1 3
 Hours17
 Total Hours17
1

 Indicates that this course requires a prerequisite or may be taken concurrently.

2

 A student must register for the orientation course when enrolling for more than six credit hours per semester or any course that would result in an accumulation of 13 or more credit hours.

Note: This program can be taken as part of the Boilermakers training program. Welding Technology (WTEC) courses should be taken under the subject code of Boilermakers (BMKR).

Program Contact(s):

Taylor Sabo
440-366-7029
tsabo@lorainccc.edu

Larry Waller
440-366-7030
lwaller@lorainccc.edu

 

For information about admissions, enrollment, transfer, graduation and other general questions, please contact your Advising and Counseling Team.

More program information can be found on our website.

Credit for Prior Learning (PLA) options may be available for your program.  For more information, please visit our website:  www.lorainccc.edu/PLA

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate an  ability to inspect the quality of basic shield metal arc welded devices. 
  2. Demonstrate an ability to use technical problem-solving principles.
  3. Implement welding projects according to welding codes and standards.