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Combination Welding School in Fort Worth, TX

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Combination Welding 31 Week Program Overview | Combination Welding 43 Week Program Overview

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:Applicants must meet all the following requirements before being admitted into the combination welding program at the MT Training Center. All candidates must be able to provide the MT Training Center with a copy of their High school diploma, GED, or successfully pass the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test. The applicant must schedule an interview with the admissions office and submit a completed enrollment form. All students will be notified concerning his/her acceptance after review from the Admission’s Office. Once the student has been accepted they will be subject to the school’s refund and cancellation policy. Class size is limited based upon space availability. The MT Training Center is open to all candidates without regard to race, color, nationality, national origin, religion, creed. age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, disability, or marital status. The admission standards are in complete compliance with the Texas Workforce Career School and Colleges Regulatory Board, the Texas Veterans Commission, and the U.S. Department of Education’s regulations.

Registration: $ 100.00

Tuition: $22,400.00

TOTAL COST: $22,500.00

Day classes are scheduled Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m., as indicated below and last 31 weeks. Evening classes are scheduled Monday through Friday from 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. for 43 weeks. The Combination Welding Program offers a total of 1070 clock hours of student instruction, broken down into: 500 hours of classroom lecture hours and 570 lab hours. The listed total clock hours equate to 78.5quarter credit hours. The students will learn the fundamentals as well as advanced procedures of welding and cutting processes. Upon completion of the program and successfully passing all written and welding examinations, the student will be issued a certificate of completion through the MT Training Center. Enrollment into the Program begins every first and third Monday of each month.

Day Schedule Monday – Friday

Period 1 07:30 a.m. – 08:50 a.m. Break 08:50 a.m. – 09:00 a.m.

Period 2 09:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Lunch 11:20 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Period 3 11:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Break 12:50 p.m. – 01:00 p.m.

Period 4 01:00 p.m. – 02:45 p.m.

Evening Schedule Monday – Friday

Period 1 04:00 p.m. – 05:50 p.m. Break 05:50 p.m. – 06:00 p.m.

Period 2 06:00 p.m. – 07:50 p.m. Break 07:50 p.m. – 08:00 p.m.

Period 3 08:00 p.m. – 09:00 p.m.

Total Clock Hours: 1070

Length: 31 Weeks (Day Class), 43 Weeks (Evening Class)

Ratios: 15:1 (student/instructor)

The student will need to be comfortable working with dangerous equipment, in a variety of settings both indoor and outdoor. The student must be able to qualify to ASME Code requirements and master the understanding of manual welding processes. The student must also possess the ability to weld metal components together using a variety of gas and arc welding equipment and exhibit proficiency in the use of Oxy-Acetylene torch, Gas Metal Arc Welding, Gas Tungsten Arc Welding and Stick welding equipment.

The Combination Welding Program is designed to provide the student with the skills and competencies necessary to perform entry-level welding duties. Through hands-on experience, the student will be able to safely operate a welding machine, cutting torch, and all of the equipment necessary to perform entry-level welding and cutting duties. The graduate will qualify for employment as a combination welder, welder, and cutter

Subject Number Course Name Lecture Hours Lab Hours Credit Horus
WC-101 Cutting Processes 40 80 8.0
WC-301 Gas Metal Arc Welding Processes 60 110 11.5
SMA-101 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick) 60 110 11.5
FCW-101 Flux-Core Welding 10 40 3.0
WC-201 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Processes 80 160 16.0
PP-101 Introduction to Pipe Processes 30 100 8.0
BPR-101 Blue Print Reading 60 70 9.5
TM-101 Technical Mathematics 20 10 2.5
WPE-104 Welding Pre-Employment Skills 20 10 2.5
Total Hours: 380 690 72.5

WC-101 Cutting Processes: The student will be instructed in shop safety and procedures, equipment set-up, cutting, grinding, electrode selection, metallurgy and qualification testing practices.

Prerequisites: None.

40/80/0 Clock Hours: 12 Quarter Credit Hours: 8.0

WC-301 Gas Metal Arc Welding Processes (MIG): The student will be instructed in MIG (gas metal arc) welding processes. The student will be instructed in equipment control settings of shielding gases, flow meter regulator settings, electrode types and advanced cutting procedures. Students will also be instructed in welds in various positions.

Prerequisites: None.

60/110/0 Clock Hours: 170 Quarter Credit Hours: 11.5

SMA-101 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick): The student will be instructed in shielded metal arc welding processes with an emphasis on oxy-fuel cutting, joint designs and welds in various positions.

Prerequisites: None.

60/110/0 Clock Hours: 170 Quarter Credit Hours: 11.5

FCW-101 Flux-Core Welding: Students will be instructed in flux Core Arc Welding procedures while

Utilizing and applying the cutting torch techniques with precision and accuracy.

Prerequisites: None

10/40/0 Clock Hours: 50 Quarter Credit Hours: 3.0

WC-401 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Processes (TIG): The student will be instructed in tungsten arc welding processes, complete equipment set-up, tungsten welding control settings of shielded gases, flow meter regulator settings, electrode types, as well as advanced cutting procedures. Students will also be instructed in welds in various positions.

Prerequisites: None.

80/160/0 Clock Hours: 240 Quarter Credit Hours: 16.0

PP-101 Introduction to Pipe Welding: An introduction to welding pipe using the shielded metal arc welding process, including electrode selection, equipment setup and safe shop practices. Emphasis on weld positions 1G, 2G, 5G and 6G.

30/100/0 Clock Hours: 130 Quarter Credit Hours: 8.0

WC-201 Blue Print Reading: The student will be instructed in the basic skills of how to interpret basic blueprints and visualize the features of a part system. Topics included in this course are line types, dimensioning, methods and notes. The student will be taught how to utilize the technical mathematics learned in this program and apply this knowledge in the interpretation of blueprints.

Prerequisites: None.

60/70/0 Clock Hours: 130 Quarter Credit Hours: 9.5

WPE-101 Welding Pre-Employment Skills – The student will learn the proper attire necessary to become employed in a safe welding environment. The students will also master resume writing, cover letter writing, salary requirements, as well as basic interviewing skills and dress attire necessary for interviewing.

Prerequisites: None.

20/10/ Clock Hours: 30 Quarter Credit Hours: 2.5

TM-100 Technical Mathematics – The student will learn mathematical functions including perimeters, areas, fractions, decimals, volumes of geometric figures, as well as basic algebraic and trigonometric functions.

Prerequisites: None.

20/10/0 Clock Hours: 30 Quarter Credit Hours: 2.5

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