Rock Valley College offers one of the most comprehensive welding programs in the area. You're given the opportunity to develop skills using common, manual, and semi-automatic welding processes. Industrial safety, blueprint reading, basic metal fabrication, and welding will prepare you for an entry-level position in welding, construction, manufacturing, and fabrication industries.
RVC is an American Welding Society accredited test facility so students have the opportunity to take a certification test after the completion of our 31 credit certificate program.
Please meet with your academic advisor for assistance and schedule planning.
Graduates are adept in the various welding types, including Oxy-fuel, Shielded Metal Arc (STICK), Gas Metal Arc (MIG), Flux Core Arc, and Gas Tungsten Arc (TIG) welding. Upon completion a welding certification may be acquired in one or more welding processes.
In today’s metalworking industry, welding is rapidly becoming the most commonly used method of joining metals. Opportunities exist in the steel fabrication, plumbing, pipefitting, inspection, construction, automotive, nuclear, sheet metal, and facilities maintenance careers.
Students are required to furnish their own personal protective equipment. A list will be provided on the first day of class. A Casio FX-260 calculator is required for WLD 152.
| Number | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| WLD-100 | Introduction to Welding | |
| WLD-150 | Blueprint Reading for Welders | |
| WLD-152 | Arithmetic for Welders | |
| WLD-153 | Arc Welding - Flat and Horizontal | |
| WLD-154 | Arc Welding - Vertical | |
| WLD-156 | Arc Welding - Overhead | |
| WLD-157 | M.I.G. Welding | |
| WLD-158 | T.I.G. Welding | |
| WLD-175 | Certification Qualification Prep | |
| WLD-168 | Advanced G.T.A.W | |
| STU-103 | Workplace Ethics |
The Industrial Welder Certificate provides students with instruction in each of the most common processes used in the welding industry, including: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick), Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG), and Oxyfuel welding and cutting, as well as instruction in welding safety. Students who complete this certificate will be prepared for an entry-level position in the welding industry.
Upon completion, the certificate will provide a basic credential to students for employment in the manufacturing industry.
| Number | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| STU-103 | Workplace Ethics | |
| WLD-100 | Introduction to Welding | |
| WLD-150 | Blueprint Reading for Welders | |
| WLD-153 | Arc Welding - Flat and Horizontal | |
| WLD-157 | M.I.G. Welding | |
| WLD-158 | T.I.G. Welding |
A prerequisite or co-requisite may be required for some courses. Refer to the course descriptions section in this catalog for more information.
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