Welding (WEL) at Mountain Empire Community College
Distance Learning
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- WEL 100 - Fundamentals of Welding
- Introduces arc and oxyfuel welding and cutting. Provides fundamental principles of joining ferrous and non-ferrous metals, welding and cutting processes, equipment operation, and safety procedures with emphasis upon welding and cutting procedures.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 110 - Welding Processes
- Introduces types of welding, their advantages and disadvantages. Points out effects of welds on metals to be machined. Provides practice and demonstration in welding.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 115 - Arc and Gas Welding
- Presents arc and gas welding practices. Discusses safety, general welding practices and effects of welding on metals.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 123 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Basic)
- Teaches operation of AC and DC power sources, welding polarities, heats and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process. Deals with running beads, butt, and fillet welds in all positions. Emphasizes safety procedures.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 126 - Pipe Welding I
- Teaches metal arc welding processes including the welding of pressure piping in the horizontal, vertical, and horizontal-fixed positions in accordance with section IX of the ASME code.Lecture 2-3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5-6 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 129 - Pipefitting and Fabrication
- Reviews basic mathematical skills necessary for the pipefitting trade. Teaches basic methods for fabricating piping offsets, miter-turn fittings, tees, odd angle elbows, 90 degree elbows, and the use of pipefitting and layout tools. May be taken with WEL 126.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - WEL 130 - Inert Gas Welding
- Introduces practical operations in the uses of inert-gas- shield arc welding. Discusses equipment, safety operations, welding practice in the various positions, process applications, and manual and semi-automatic welding.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 153 - Layout and Fitting for Welders
- Covers the application of formulas and calculations to the proper layout and fitting of metals in welding projects. Emphasizes the use of jigs, fixtures, and hand tools in metal fabrication and assembly along with fabrication and safety procedures for hands-on and workplace projects.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite: WEL 120 or approval of the program head3 credits - WEL 160 - Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Introduces semi-automatic welding processes with emphasis on practical application. Includes the study of filler wires, fluxes, and gases.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3-6 hours. Total 5-8 hours per week.
3-4 credits - WEL 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - WEL 198 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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