School of Business & Technology
Welding Technology
About This Program
In addition to operating welding equipment, welders assemble metal parts or products, align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly, lay out parts to prepare for assembly, measure dimensions, and read blueprints. The ASUMH Welding Program introduces students to the skills needed for a variety of positions within the field of welding. All students receive beginning instruction in shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, and gas tungsten arc welding. With 20 credit hours of welding electives, this program gives the student flexibility to develop advanced skills in shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding and gas tungsten arc welding.
Shielded Metal Arc Welding, or stick welding, uses an electric current to form an electric arc between the stick and the metals to be joined by means of a power source. This type is often used in the construction of steel structures and in industrial fabrication to weld iron and steel. Stick welding is an old technique but it is still quite popular.
Gas Metal Arc Welding, or MIG welding, is the second most popular welding technique used today. MIG stands for Metal Inert Gas Welding and it boils down to the concept of combining two pieces of metal together with a wire that is connected to an electrode current. The wire then passes through the welding stick which is shielded by an inert gas.
TIG welding is the most popular welding technique used today because it offers a high degree of purity, a clean weld and it can be used in many industrial, residential and commercial applications. TIG is most commonly used to weld stainless steel together, although other metals like magnesium, aluminum, copper and nickel can be welded using TIG.
Not sure you are ready to commit to a degree? ASUMH offers a technical certificate program and two certificates of proficiency in welding technology or production welding.
Still in high school? Welding is one of the programs offered through the ASUMH Secondary Center. That means you can start taking classes before graduating from high school. Contact your counselor or ASUMH for more information!
SOURCE: https://weldinghelmetpros.com/different-types-of-welding-processes
Shielded Metal Arc Welding, or stick welding, uses an electric current to form an electric arc between the stick and the metals to be joined by means of a power source. This type is often used in the construction of steel structures and in industrial fabrication to weld iron and steel. Stick welding is an old technique but it is still quite popular.
Gas Metal Arc Welding, or MIG welding, is the second most popular welding technique used today. MIG stands for Metal Inert Gas Welding and it boils down to the concept of combining two pieces of metal together with a wire that is connected to an electrode current. The wire then passes through the welding stick which is shielded by an inert gas.
TIG welding is the most popular welding technique used today because it offers a high degree of purity, a clean weld and it can be used in many industrial, residential and commercial applications. TIG is most commonly used to weld stainless steel together, although other metals like magnesium, aluminum, copper and nickel can be welded using TIG.
Not sure you are ready to commit to a degree? ASUMH offers a technical certificate program and two certificates of proficiency in welding technology or production welding.
Still in high school? Welding is one of the programs offered through the ASUMH Secondary Center. That means you can start taking classes before graduating from high school. Contact your counselor or ASUMH for more information!
SOURCE: https://weldinghelmetpros.com/different-types-of-welding-processes
Contact Info
Skills Learned
Welding equipment operation
Welding shop safety
Design of welding joints
Transmission pipeline and piping systems welding
Pipe beveling, fitting and tacking methods
Horizontal, vertical, and inclined welding positions
Job Opportunities In
Fitter/Welder
Aluminum Boat Manufacturing
Auto Manufacturing Facilities
Fabrication Shops
Maintenance Welder
Construction
$109
Tuition Per Credit Hour
4 Semesters
Program Duration
60
Credit Hours
Related Degree Options
Transferable Degrees & Stackable Credentials
Transferrable degrees are programs of study that allow students to complete general education courses. Many students who intend to transfer to another college/university complete these degree programs.
Stackable Credentials are Technical Certificates that might be “stacked” to meet requirements for a higher-level certificate or degree program like an associate's degree.
Transferable Degrees
>Any student who earns the Associate of Applied Science at ASUMH may be admitted to the Bachelor of Applied Science in Organizational Supervision at ASUJ in either the on-campus or A-State Online program with full junior classification, subject to completing the admission requirements for ASUJ.
Stackable Credentials
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