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Welding
Technology
Program


720 Clock Hour Certificate Program - Evening
Phone: 417-625-5269 or 417-659-4400


Instruction covers basic technical skills of welding. A combination of classroom lectures with demonstrations and lab instruction that includes practical hands-on exercises to give employable skills to the students. Students will test for the ASME Welder Performance Qualifications exam, which may further assist them with job opportunities.











Areas of Study:

  • Basic safety in the welding lab
  • Interpret blueprints
  • Operate welding and cutting processes
  • Oxy-Fuel cutting / welding
  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
  • Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
  • Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
  • Theory of heat treatment of metals
  • Test / Inspect welds
  • Plasma Cam processes