Oxy-Fuel Welding & Cutting Certificate

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IMPORTANT NOTE: The American Welding Society - Level 1 Certificate may be of interest to you. Oxy-Fuel Welding & Cutting is currently under review. Please contact the Welcome Center (309.345.3500 or welcomecenter@sandburg.edu) or your advisor for more information.

The Oxy-Fuel Welding and Cutting Certificate Program is designed to enable the graduate to succeed in employment as a welder in industry. The graduate will be proficient in oxy-acetylene welding and cutting, arc welding and reading blueprints. Students receive various levels of welding proficiency after successfully completing tests which measure their welding skills.

Labor Market Need for Welders, Cutters, Solderers and Brazers:

2015 Median Pay: $38,150 per year; $18.34 per hour

Employment change 2014 - 2024: 14,400 positions available

Admission to the Program: Open

First-Time Enrollees

Complete an application for admission and, if desired, apply for financial aid.
Send an official high school transcript or GED score report to the Admissions and Records Office.
Complete the placement exam.
Meet with an advisor/counselor to select classes and complete the registration process.

Department of Career & Technical Education

2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd.
Galesburg, IL 61401
Phone: 309.341.3501

For Additional Information Contact:

The Welcome Center
Phone: 309.345.3500
welcomecenter@sandburg.edu

For Graduation Requirements:

See the graduation policies and procedures page for details.

Certificate Requirements

First Year

Fall Semster

MAT 101 - Technical Mathematics 1 Credit(s): 3
MET 100 - Metallurgy Fundamentals Credit(s): 2
MFG 100 - Introduction to Welding Credit(s): 3
WEL 125 - Welding Blueprints Credit(s): 2
WEL 160 - Oxyacetylene Welding & Metal Preparation Credit(s): 3
WEL 162 - Arc Welding Basics Credit(s): 3

Total Semester Hours: 16

Faculty

Ian Milligan
Instructor, Manufacturing Technology

Ellen Burns
Dean of Career and Technical Education

Facilities

The Center for Manufacturing Excellence (CME) offers classroom space, a computer lab, and houses Carl Sandburg College’s welding program. The College’s weld lab offers 26 bay stations. The welding area offers two welding simulators, as well as state of the art multi process welding machines.