Welding (AAS)

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Associate of Applied Science ∙ Program Code: 249 ∙ Credit Hours: 61-62 ∙ Contact Hours: 61-62

Interim Director: Jerry Brusher

This program is designed to prepare individuals for various careers in welding. The general education and a part of technical skills coursework is completed through North Central with remaining technical skills coursework being completed through our partnership with Industrial Arts Institute, Inc (IAI).

To register for the welding courses students must contact the Industrial Arts Institute (IAI) at 989-733-4369 and make an appointment for a pre-admission interview.

North Central Michigan College: 36-37 Credit Hours

General Education Requirements: 12 Credit Hours

Program Requirements: 24-25 Credit Hours

Industrial Arts Institute, Inc. (IAI): 25 Credit Hours

Comprehensive Industrial Welding Program at Industrial Arts Institute (760 Clock Hours)

Curriculum includes:

Welding technology and blueprint reading
Oxyacetylene cutting and brazing
Welder mathematics
Welding automation
Manual plasma cutting
Fabrication
CNC plasma cutting operations
Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)
Gas metal arc welding (GMAW)
Flux cored arc welding (FCAW)
Gas Tungsten arc welding
Introduction to advanced pipe welding

To register for the welding courses students must contact the Industrial Arts Institute (IAI) at 989-733-4369 and make an appointment for a pre-admission interview.

College Catalog

Welding (AAS)

North Central Michigan College: 36-37 Credit Hours

General Education Requirements: 12 Credit Hours

Program Requirements: 24-25 Credit Hours

Industrial Arts Institute, Inc. (IAI): 25 Credit Hours

Suggested Sequence for Full-Time North Central Students:

Semester I (Fall)

Semester II (Winter)

Semester III (Fall)

Semester IV (Winter)