Welding AAS Degree

Through a cooperative agreement with Warren Tech (the career and technical high school for Jefferson County Public Schools), RRCC students pursuing certain career and technical college degrees/certificates may take courses (on a space available basis) at Warren Tech (WT) which is adjacent to the RRCC campus. You must have graduated from high school, received a GED, or attained the age of 21. You pay RRCC tuition and WT program fees and your coursework is recorded on your RRCC transcript.

Classes follow the WT/Jeffco Public Schools' calendar. Deadlines and class start and end dates differ from those of RRCC. WT classes are conducted on a block schedule. The morning classes run Monday–Friday from 7:30–10:30 a.m. and the afternoon classes run Monday–Thursday from 12:00–3:45 p.m. For more information, see Warren Tech Students on page 12.

This program is designed to develop the skills necessary for entry-level employment in the welding industry. Entry-level welder certification from the American Welding Society may be earned upon completion of the program.

Requirements

Required Courses

WEL 100Safety for Welders

1

WEL 101Allied Cutting Processes

4

WEL 102Oxyacetylene Joining Processes

4

WEL 103Basic Shielded Metal Arc I

4

WEL 110Advanced Shielded Metal Arc I

4

WEL 124Intro-Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

4

WEL 201Gas Metal Arc Welding I

4

WEL 202Gas Metal Arc Welding II

4

WEL 203Flux Cored Arc Welding I

4

WEL 204Flux Cored Arc Welding II

4

WEL 224Adv Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

4

WEL 250Layout and Fabrication

4

CAD 101Computer Aided Drafting/2D I

3

Total Credit Hours:48

General Education Course Requirements:

ENG 131Technical Writing I: CO1

3

MAT 107Career Math

3

COM 115Public Speaking

3

PHY 105Conceptual Physics w/Lab: SC1

4

Total Credit Hours:13

One elective from any of the following areas (3 credits):

Arts and Humanities

ARA, ART, COM, FRE, GER, HUM, ITA, JPN, LIT, MUS, PHI, RUS, SPA, THE

Natural and Physical Sciences

AST, BIO, CHE, GEY, PHY

Social and Behavioral Sciences

ANT, ECO, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC

Total Credit Hours: 64