Associate of Applied Science - Welding Fabrication and Inspection

Students are required to earn a Certificate of Completion in welding from the Salt Lake Technical College at SLCC as a pre-requisite to the Welding Fabrication and Inspection AAS degree program. The Certificate of Completion in welding from the Salt Lake Technical College at SLCC is the equivalent of 30 credit hours. A student must pass each course with a “C” or higher to move onto the next level class.

Degree seeking students will receive a foundation of industry practices, welding theory, and knowledge of metal alloys and metallurgy processes. Graduates from the program will be competent in layout, fabrication, inspection, fitting, cutting, and forming metals, and determining electrodes and filler metals required by industry. Students will have the opportunity to learn techniques for certification testing, competent blueprint interpretation, and written procedures required by industry. Welders desiring to improve their position by upgrading their skills in specific welding processes or applications; or welders desiring instruction certification, fabrication, or inspection are encouraged to enroll in the program.