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 100 | Safety for Welders | 1 |
| WEL 101 | Allied Cutting Processes | 4 |
| WEL 102 | Oxyacetylene Joining Processes | 4 |
| WEL 103 | Basic Shielded Metal Arc I | 4 |
| WEL 110 | Advanced Shielded Metal Arc I | 4 |
| WEL 124 | Intro-Gas Tungsten Arc Welding | 4 |
| WEL 201 | Gas Metal Arc Welding I | 4 |
| WEL 202 | Gas Metal Arc Welding II | 4 |
| WEL 203 | Flux Cored Arc Welding I | 4 |
| WEL 204 | Flux Cored Arc Welding II | 4 |
| WEL 224 | Adv Gas Tungsten Arc Welding | 4 |
| WEL 250 | Layout and Fabrication | 4 |
| CAD 101 | Computer Aided Drafting/2D I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 48 |
General Education Course Requirements:
| ENG 131 | Technical Writing I: GT-CO1 | 3 |
| MAT 107 | Career Math | 3 |
| COM 115 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| PHY 105 | Conceptual Physics w/Lab: GT-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