CONTACT Waylon UlmerWelding Program Coordinator
[email protected]
median annual salaryfor welders in S.C. in 2018
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
$40,840
This program prepares students for a great career in an
expandingfield. Earn certificates or work toward an Associate in
AppliedScience degree in General Technology in Welding and
IndustrialMaintenance.
Students earning Basic or Intermediate Welding certificates
orchoosing the associate degree option receive National Center
forConstruction Education and Research (NCCER) credentials
thatprovides the basic skills needed for construction pipe welding
andwelding on nuclear power job sites. All certificates are taught
tonational welding codes, and prepare students for testing
andcertification for employment at local metal fabrication shops
andmaintenance welding.
Day and evening classes offer flexibility for individuals
looking tojoin the field. Secure a future in energy production,
transportation,construction, manufacturing, engineering, education
or themilitary.
We don’t just teach professional-levelwelding skills. We also
develop ourstudents comprehensively as an asset to the employers
who hire them. Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
OCtech
WELDING TECHNOLOGYPROGRAMS AVAILABLEASSOCIATE DEGREE
Welding/Industrial MaintenanceCERTIFICATESBasic
WeldingIntermediate Welding
Class Lab CreditFALL IWLD 106 Gas and Arc Welding 2.0 6.0 4.0WLD
111 Arc Welding I 2.0 6.0 4.0MAT 155 Contemporary Mathematics 3.0
0.0 3.0IMT 210 Basic Industrial Skills I 3.0 3.0 3.0WLD 101 Cutting
Processes 0.5 1.5 1.0
10.5 16.5 15.0SPRING IWLD 118 Gas Metal Arc Welding Ferrous I
2.0 6.0 4.0WLD 115 Arc Welding III 2.0 6.0 4.0PSY 103 Human
Relationships 3.0 0.0 3.0IMT 211 Basic Industrial Skills II 2.0 3.0
3.0
9.0 15.0 14.0SUMMERHSS 105 Technology and Culture 3.0 0.0 3.0IMT
131 Hydraulics & Pneumatics 3.0 3.0 4.0WLD 132 Inert Gas
Welding-Ferrous 2.0 6.0 4.0
8.0 9.0 11.0FALL IIENG 160 Technical Communications 3.0 0.0
3.0WLD 103 Print Reading I 0.5 1.5 1.0WLD 120 Flux Cored Arc
Welding I 2.0 6.0 4.0WLD 135 Inert Gas Welding-Aluminum 2.0 6.0
4.0
7.5 13.5 12.0SPRING IIHSS 101 Introduction to Humanities 3.0 0.0
3.0IDS 112 Employability Skills for Careers 1.0 0.0 1.0IMT 223
Packing & Seals 2.0 3.0 3.0WLD 121 Flux Cored Arc Welding II
0.5 1.5 1.0WLD 222 Advanced Fabrication Welding 2.0 6.0 4.0
8.5 10.5 12.0
BASIC WELDING CERTIFICATE*(20 SEMESTER HOURS)
FALL IMT 210 Basic Industrial Skills IWLD 101 Cutting
ProcessesWLD 106 Gas & Arc WeldingWLD 111 Arc Welding I
SPRINGWLD 115 Arc Welding IIIWLD 118 Gas Metal Arc Welding Ferrous
I
INTERMEDIATE WELDING CERTIFICATE* (21 SEMESTER HOURS)
FALL IMT 211 Basic Industrial Skills IIWLD 120 Flux Cored Arc
Welding IWLD 103 Print Reading IWLD 135 Inert Gas Welding-
Aluminum
SPRINGWLD 121 Flux Cored Arc Welding IIWLD 132 Inert Gas
Welding-FerrousWLD 222 Advanced Fabrication Welding
*Federal Gainful Employment Project
ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN APPLIED SCIENCE GENERAL TECHNOLOGYPRIMARY
TECHNICAL SPECIALITY: WELDING TECHNOLOGY
SECONDARY TECHNICAL SPECIALITY: INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE
TECHNOLOGY64 SEMESTER HOURS
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College3250 St. Matthews Road l
Orangeburg, SC 29118
OCtech