Welcome to RSI: Welding Program

Why RSI?

• Focused training and curriculum built on industry demand

• MIG, TIG, High Frequency TIG, and Fluxcore

• Industry quality training in as little as 7 months

• Accredited School, ACCSCOur Purpose: To be recognized as one of the highest quality providers of career education resulting in an outstanding return on investment for our students.

Student Support – Student Services

• In school student services

• Transcripts and grades

• Attendance tracking and monitoring

• Instructors that care

Student Support – Career Services

• Resume building and enhancement

• Interview training

• Full-time graduate employment assistance

• Part-time job assistance

• Personal meeting with a Career Services Advisor to discuss upcoming career opportunities

Student Support – Financial Aid

• Financial aid available for those who qualify – including Pell Grants, scholarships, and student loans

• RSI has options to help make your education more affordable

• Low monthly investment in your future

• RSI creates a personalized plan for you based on your qualifications

Student Support – Education

• Instructors have verified experience in the industry

• Educational assistance– 1 to 30 student teacher ratio

• Tutoring available at no additional charge

• Graduates can refresh their training in any previously completed course as long as they are in good standing

Hands on Learning Environment

• Crawl, Walk, Run Theory of Training– First we tell you what to do and how to do it

– Then we show you what to do and how to do it

– Then you do it

– We provide you with feedback on your performance

– Then you do it again and again until its right

5 hours a day: 4 days in the shop,

1 day of lecture(Welding Specialist Program)

Programs Offered

Welding Specialist (7 Months )Upon successful completion of this program, the

gradate will receive a diploma and should posses the skills and knowledge to test for welder certification

through American Welding Society (AWS).

Course work includes:

SMAW

MIG

TIG

High Frequency TIG

Career Opportunities:

Structural Welding

Pipe Welding

Aircraft Welding

Thin Alloy Welding

$42,330 BLS Annual Mean Wage in Arizona*

*Arizona annual mean wage for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers reported by BLS for May 2016 (51-4121) https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes514121.htm. RSI average starting salary for Welding Specialist graduates is not yet reported.

https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes514121.htm

WLD101

Welding Fundamentals

• Overview of Welding• Stick Welding Basics on Plate• Reviewing Symbols• Cut & prepare metal plate, thermal cutting• Perform overlapping beads• Welding Process• Welding Codes, Reading Blueprints, Calculating

Dimensions & completing layouts• Perform Plasma and Carbon Arc Cutting• Begin overhead welding• Perform fillet welds in the 2F, 3F and 4F positions

Welding Specialist ProgramWLD101

WLD105

GMAW/FCAW Processes

• Interpret pipe fitting markings, codes, symbols, diagrams, procedures

• Perform 2G, 3G & 4G Welds Root Fill & Cap

• Advanced Reading of Blueprint & Layout

• Pipe bevel preparation

• Overhead welding


WLD110

Structural Welding

• Read and interpret technical drawings

• Perform 2G, 3G & 4G Welds

• Advanced Reading of Blueprint & Layout

• Testing & inspection of weld test

• Set-up SMAW equipment

• Set-up and operate thermal cutting devices to cut pipe to the correct bevel angle

• Plasma cutting & carbon arc


WLD115

Basic Pipe Welding

• Use of blueprints, sketches, templates, and uphill welding

• Perform 2G & 5G welds• Perform fill & cap in 6G and 2G positions• Practice basic pipe welding techniques

using SMAW & GTAW processes.• Filler metal selection


WLD120

Advanced Pipe Welding

• Operation required for portable equipment, weld test procedures, testing approaches

• Perform mild steel TIG welding• Perform 2G, 5G, & 6G using TIG stringer,

fill, & cap• Performing stainless steel TIG welding• Perform 2G, 5G, & 6G pipe positions• Instruction in application for employment,

preparing a resume, weld test rigors, proper appearance, and job attitude


WLD125

Welding Capstone

• Thin alloy selection of tungsten types for aluminum and stainless steel

• Procedures for heat settings on thin gauge applications

• Perform aluminum and stainless steel welding using TIG

• Lab competencies for 3G, 5G & 6G using Stick, Stick & TIG, and MIG including various combinations with bend tests.

• Preparation for Employer’s Weld Tests• Downhill welding in the 5G Position


Tuition and FeesStandard Tuition Pricing

Standard Tuition Pricing

Welding Specialist

Tuition $15,500

Registration Fee 50

Lab Fees 1,765

Course Materials/Textbooks

216

Gear Package 760

Accident Insurance 252

Total Program Cost $18,543

Tuition and FeesMilitary Tuition Pricing

Military Tuition Pricing

Welding Specialist

Tuition $13,950

Registration Fee 50

Lab Fees 1,765

Course Materials/Textbooks

216

Gear Package 760

Accident Insurance 252

Total Program Cost $16,993

*Military Tuition Pricing will be applied after initial enrollment and verification of qualifying status prior to the program start date.

What Will I Need ?

Bring To School:• Jeans or work pants• Work boots that cover ankles• If your wear contacts, bring glasses • Rolling tool chest that locks (optional)

Total Cost includes • Accident Insurance • Books • Grinder • Lab Fees • Leather Gloves • 100% Leather Jackets • Welding Hood• Welding Hat• Safety Equipment• Material

Graduation and Beyond

• Who will be at your ceremony?

• Graduate Employment Assistance

• Refresher courses

Destination Phoenix

• The Grand Canyon & Mountain Areas close by

• College & NFL Football

• Golf

• Fiesta Bowl

•Professional Hockey, Basketball & Baseball

•Phoenix International Raceway (PIR)

•Fishing, Camping, Hunting & Hiking

Next Steps

• Recap

• Start Application

• Begin Financial Aid Process

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Accredited School, ACCSC. Licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Post Secondary Education. The AOS/MME program is the Associate of Occupational Studies in Mechanical Maintenance Engineering degree program and is not an academic degree. For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who complete our programs, and other important information, please visit our website at: http://www.refrigerationschool.com/about-rsi/regulatory-information/.

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