Welding Four Rivers Career Center Certificate of Achievement to AAS

The Welding program is a two-year partner program with Four River Career Center that trains students in various types of welds in all positions, including plate and pipe. Blueprint reading, layout and fit-up are integral parts of the curriculum. The program provides a mix of classroom instruction along with hands-on lab work. Students completing the two-year program for dual/college credit will earn high school credit and a Certificate of Achievement from East Central College.

Extra-Curricular/Cocurricular Opportunities at ECC: Opportunities exist for students to engage in cocurricular events with local and regional companies to visualize their future career in welding. Membership in SkillsUSA.

Campus Offered	Credits Required
ECC-Washington	61

Year 1 First Semster-High School (9 Hours)

WLD 100 - Welding Seminar Hours: 1 *
PSC CIVICS - Civics Achievement Exam Hours: 0 * (recommended)
WLD 101 - Welding I - Introduction to Welding Lecture Hours: 1
WLD 102 - Welding I - Introduction to Welding Lab Hours: 3
WLD 111 - Welding II - Structural Welding Lecture Hours: 1
WLD 112 - Welding II - Structural Welding Lab Hours: 3

Year 1 Second Semester-High School (8 Hours)

Year 2 First Semester-High School (8 Hours)

WLD 201 - Welding V - T.I.G. Welding Practices Lecture Hours: 1
WLD 202 - Welding V - T.I.G. Welding Practices Lab Hours: 4
WLD 133 - Welding VI - Document and Blueprint Reading Hours: 3

Year 2 Second Semester-High School (9 Hours)

WLD 211 - Welding VII - Pipe Welding and Fitting Lecture Hours: 1
WLD 212 - Welding VII - Pipe Welding and Fitting Lab Hours: 4
WLD 213 - Welding VIII - Capstone Student Project Hours: 3
WLD 291 - Welding Capstone Hours: 1

Year 3 First Semester-ECC (16 Hours)

COL 100 - Campus Orientation Hours: 0
COL 101 - Falcon Seminar Hours: 1
MTH 110 - Intermediate Algebra Hours: 3 OR Core 42 Mathematical Science Requirement (Recommended MTH 108 Technical Mathematics )
ENG 101 - English Comp I Hours: 3
Core 42 Humanities Fine Arts or Core 42 Oral Communications Requirement Hours: 3
Pathway Electives Hours: 6

Year 3 Second Semester-ECC (12 Hours)

Core 42 Natural Sciences w/o Lab Requirement Hours: 3
Core 42 Civics Requirement Hours: 3
Pathway Electives Hours: 6

*Articulated credit earned upon cmpletion of the two year high school program.

**Civics Achievement Exam is required if a student pursues an AAS degree upon completion of certificate.

Pathway Electives (recommended)

WLD 203 Creative Metalworks Hours: 3
WLD 204 Tool and Mold Fundamentals Hours: 3
WLD 265 Welding XI-Welding Internship Hours: 5

Or any other ECC courses numbered 100 or above in the areas of HVAC, Industrial Engineering Technology, Precision Machining, Automotive Technology, Building Construction, Business, or Computer Informaiton Systems.