Program Overview
The Manufacturing Technology: Welding Specialization provides the student with fundamental theories in the technology processes, metallurgy, and fabrication design within manufacturing industries. The student will develop practical skills in drafting, tungsten, and inert gas welding, metal inert gas welding, stick electrode welding, oxyacetylene welding, oxyacetylene cutting and oxyacetylene brazing. Students will be required to furnish personal protective equipment and tools.
This program will stress Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) criteria. The MSSC is an industry-led, training, assessment and certification system focused on the core skills and knowledge needed by the nation’s front-line production and material handling workers.
Students can finish a number of short-term training certificates as they progress through the program, and can join the program at multiple points, depending on assessment results and educational goals. To be successful in the Welding Specialization, students should first complete the Manufacturing Production Certificate.
This program was created as part of the Illinois Network for Advanced Manufacturing, which includes 21 Illinois community colleges.
Additional program information
Students who successfully pass all four assessments (MAFT 1112, MAFT 1222, MAFT 1232 and MAFT 1312) will be recognized as a Certified Production Technician (CPT) by the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC).
Program Requirements
Major Courses
Choose one
| WELD2062 | Fillet Weld Special Problems | 2 Credits |
| WELD2072 | Groove Weld Special Problems | 2 Credits |
| WELD2172 | Pipe Weld Special Problems | 2 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 42 |
General education
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| COMM1553 | Introductory Speech | 3 Credits |
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| COMM1603 | Business Communication | 3 Credits |
| BSNS2423 | Internship Experience | 3 Credits |
| ENGL1613 | English I | 3 Credits |
| MATH1103 | Technical Mathematics | 3 Credits |
| General Education Course | 3 Credits |
| Technical Electives | 6 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
Total Credit Hours: 63
Suggested Course Sequence
Fall semester
| MAFT1112 | Intro to Manufacturing and Safety | 2 Credits |
| MAFT1222 | Quality and Measurement | 2 Credits |
| MAFT1232 | Manufacturing Processes | 2 Credits |
| MAFT1312 | Intro to Manufacturing Maintenance | 2 Credits |
| MATH1103 | Technical Mathematics | 3 Credits |
| MAFT1323 | Lean and Quality Overview | 3 Credits |
| WELD1114 | Basic Welding | 4 Credits |
Spring semester
| MCHN1311 | Precision Measurement | 1 Credit |
| MATH1103 | Technical Mathematics | 3 Credits |
| WELD1124 | Advanced Arc Welding | 4 Credits |
| WELD2224 | Metallic Inert Gas Welding | 4 Credits |
| Technical Elective | 3 Credits |
Fall semester
| ENGL1613 | English I | 3 Credits |
| MCHN1323 | Fabrication | 3 Credits |
| WELD2124 | Tungsten Inert Gas Welding | 4 Credits |
| WELD2044 | Pipe Welding | 4 Credits |
WELD
| Welding Special Problems Course | 2 Credits |
Spring Semester
| BSNS2423 | Internship Experience | 3 Credits |
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| COMM1603 | Business Communication | 3 Credits |
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| COMM1553 | Introductory Speech | 3 Credits |
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| MCHN1442 | Rigging | 2 Credits |
| WELD1263 | Metallurgy & Heat Treatment | 3 Credits |
| General Education Elective | 3 Credits |
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