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Join one of the fastest growing and high-demand careers in the country today. Enroll in any one of the four welding programs Gateway Technical College has to offer to receive the skills and knowledge needed to compete in this exciting field. Welders can work in a variety of industries including the high-demand manufacturing field. They use several different welding processes to join various types of metal in different conditions and uses. Welders can also make structural repairs. Welders work in many industries including construction, engineering, automobile, and aerospace.
31-442-1B Welding Curriculum Sheet 2013-14.pdfThe Advanced Welding technical diploma program is for those who are looking to improve their basic welding skills. Instructors suggest that a student should take this program before advancing on to Welding – Robotics or Pipe Welding programs. Courses include Advanced Oxyacetylene, Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW).
31-442-1A Welding Curriculum Sheet 2013-14.pdfThe Welding-Robotics technical diploma program is for those looking to concentrate their welding skills on production-type work such as building cars in the automotive industry. Courses include Robotic Advanced GTAW and GMAW, Robotic & Plasma Welding and Robotic Program & Plasma Cutting.
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31-442-1C Welding Curriculum Sheet 2013-14.pdfThe Welding-Pipe Welding technical diploma program prepares students to become pipe fitters. Courses include Pipe Oxyacetylene Fitting and Pipe Gas Metal Arc Welding. Students can obtain certifications in Pipe Shielded Metal Arc Welding and Pipe Gas Tungsten Arc Welding.
30-442-2 Welding - Maintenance & Fabrication Curriculum Sheet 2013-14.pdfThe Welding/Maintenance & Fabrication 17-credit technical diploma program provides students with the welding fabrication basics. Credits earned in this program can be applied to any of the three other welding programs, as the courses are the basis of the other programs. Graduates of this program may find careers working in auto repair, HVAC and facility maintenance operations.
Graduates of the welding program can find a career in several fields of their choice. Careers include building trade apprenticeships, repair welding, pipefitter/welder, power house welding, production welding, aircraft welding, pressure vessel construction, structural steel welding, soldering and brazing, automotive welding and fabricator. Basic skills of welding are the same across several industries, so welders can easily shift from one industry to another, depending on where they are needed.
Gateway’s Welding programs are offered on the Elkhorn and Racine Campuses and are structured to incorporate a large amount of hands-on learning opportunities. Students participate in a variety of lab projects and individual assignments to learn and refine welding skills.
The state-of-the-art facilities consist of eighteen individual booths that are equipped to provide training in the four main welding processes, OFW, SMAW, GMAW, and GTAW. The Welding labs have a comprehensive array of metal working equipment including a CNC break press, a metal sheer, an ironworker, a CNC plasma table, a plate roller, a planishing hammer, an english wheel, an acorn table, and individual fabrication tables.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers is expected to grow 15 percent from 2010 to 2020. This growth reflects the need for welders in the manufacturing process. The median annual salary of welders, cutters, solderers and brazers was $35,450 in 2010.
Elkhorn
Maria Torres
torresm@gtc.edu
Racine
Dwayne Windham
windhamd@gtc.edu
Elkhorn
Scott Rohde
rohdes@gtc.edu
Michael Skender
skenderm@gtc.edu
Racine
Benjamin McFarland
mcfarlandb@gtc.edu
Erik Ogren
ogrene@gtc.edu
Mark Uttech
uttechm@gtc.edu
Kim Weckerly
weckerlyk@gtc.edu
Dennis Sherwood, Dean
sherwoodd@gtc.edu
Beverly Frazier, Associate Dean
frazierb@gtc.edu
