Associate of Applied Science
Welding
Program Description:
The welding curriculum is designed to meet the minimum skill standards established by the American Welding Society (AWS) for entry-level welders. Training is given in both theory ad practical skills in the various phases of welding and cutting. The program provides technical training to meet the demands of the welding industry and the needs of the individual.
Career and Advancement Opportunities: Entry-level welders find employment in a wide range of industries that use welding and welding-related tasks.
Contact Information: Professor Earl Nymeyer – 575.492.2868
Degrees and Certificates
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Welding, Certificate
Courses
WE113A: Blueprint Reading for Welders
Credits 3This course consists of an in-depth study of drawings and industrial blueprints, and the format, terminology, and information included in industrial drawings and blueprints. Students are required to read and interpret standard welding symbols, blueprints, and written specifications that are used in the layout of fabrication of welded structures.
WE113D: Destructive Testing
Credits 3This course introduces students to a study of nomenclature, testing processes, equipment, and materials used in destructive testing. Studied procedures include guided bend, tension, impact, nick-break, and stress testing on ferrous and nonferrous material.
WE113M: Basic Metallurgy & Welding
Credits 3This course includes a study of ferrous and nonferrous metals from ore to the finished products. Emphasis is placed on metal alloys, heat-treating, hard surfacing, welding techniques, forging, foundry processes, and mechanical properties of metal including hardness, machinability, and ductility. Technical terms used in the various phases of metallurgy, from early history to classification of steel, are covered.
WE114: Introduction to Welding
Credits 4This course introduces students to the fundamentals of welding, cutting, brazing, and soldering. Students will receive instruction in safety and operational procedures for Oxy-Acetylene welding and cutting equipment, arc welding equipment, and various other shop tools and equipment. Students will perform basic welding, cutting, brazing, and soldering exercises with Oxy-Acetylene and welding with Arc welding equipment.
WE123S: Job Estimating
Credits 3This class includes a study of the skills necessary to generate time, labor, and cost estimates for specific welding projects. Students will be required to identify, explain, and interpret weld symbols, identify structure shapes, calculate measurements, interpret blueprints, read detail drawings, and calculate dimensions and materials in order to produce accurate welding project cost estimates.
WE124: Advanced Welding
Credits 4This course includes shielded metal-arc welding in the horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. Pipe welding layout procedures and arc welding of basic pipe joints are covered.
WE214: Inert Gas Welding
Credits 4Students are required to practice inert gas welding processes on aluminum, mild steel, and stainless steel with Metal Inert Gas (MIG), which is also called Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), and Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) which is also called Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW).
WE223P: Pipe Welding
Credits 4This course includes shielded metal-arc welding in the horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. Industrial pipe layout and fabrication and arc welding of basic pipe joints are covered. Students will practice cutting with an Oxy-Acetylene cutting torch and welding in different positions from IG through 6G.
WE224: Advanced Theory and Practice
Credits 4This class is the capstone course for the NMJC welding program. Students are required to design and construct projects using several approved welding process to demonstrate the ability to analyze welding problems and to make decisions that use the most economical and practical welding process for the given task. This course concentrates on the advanced study of materials and methods, including joint work, adhering to specifications, fabrication of equipment, and completion of special projects.
WE224A: Adv Welding Fabrication & Proj
Credits 4This course is designed to give advanced practice in individual project development, layout, and fabrication. The course may be repeated for credit, but may only be counted once by degree-seeking students.
WE233P: Advanced Pipe Welding
Credits 4This course is a continuation of the WE 223P Pipe Welding class, in which the student will produce and complete pipe welding exemplars in the 1G, horizontal rolled welding position, 2G vertical fixed welding position, 5G horizontal fixed welding position, and 6G inclined (45°) welding position.
WE243C: Industrial Codes and Standards
Credits 3This course includes various codes and standards that are used in welding and fabrication. API is the standard for all pipe used by companies in the oil industry. ASME coding includes the use of vessels, pressure, and structural needs for the power plants, nuclear plants, and water power dams. AWS includes D-11, the standards for structural welding.
WE244: Welding Coop Work Experience
Credits 4The welding co-operative work experience is designed to offer an internship within the industry setting for welding. Students will work under the supervision of an approved professional / specialist in the welding field. A member of the New Mexico Junior College faculty will act as coordinator between and company, and will monitor the internship. A minimum of 180 work hours on the job site is required for successful completion of the course during the semester or the work period.