PGCC offers introductory and advanced welding as part of the curriculum. These classes are for students who are interested in learning the basic principles of welding, would like to hone and expand their existing skills, and prepare to take an AWS welding certification test.
Courses
WLD-300 Basic Arc Welding | 6.00 CEUs
This course is designed to provide the student with introductory knowledge and skills in welding. Topics to be covered include an occupational orientation to welding, safety and health of welders, drawing and welding symbol interpretation, shielded metal arc welding, thermal cutting process, welding prep procedures, and flat, vertical, and overhead techniques.
WLD-301 Advanced Arc Welding | 6.00 CEUs
This course is designed to provide the student with advanced knowledge and skills in welding. Topics to be covered include welding safety, shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), plasma arc cutting (PAC), air carbon arc cutting and gouging (CAC-A), and welding and cutting processes. Welds will be performed in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. Additional topics are base metal, shielded metal arc welding electrodes, joint fit-up and alignment, groove welds with backing, and open V-groove welds.
WLD-302 Stainless Steel Arc Welding | 6.00 CEUs
An advanced course on welding structural stainless steel for students planning a career in the metal fabrication and welding industry to broaden the skills they can offer their present or prospective employer. This course focuses on a specific portion of the second half of the NCCER welding Level 3 book. Topics include welding safety, welding metallurgy of common stainless steels, electrode classifications, weld quality, weld joint preparation, fillet welds and beads in all positions, stainless V-grooves with backing, and AWS weld testing procedures and practice.
WLD-304 Welder Testing – AWS D1.1
This course is for American Welding Society D1.1 Structural Steel Welder Performance Qualification Testing. Testing will be administered by an AWS CWI in the Vertical and Overhead groove Positions on .375" or 1" plate using E7018 or E71T-1. Successful completion of both tests will qualify a welder to weld with the applicable qualified electrodes in all positions in accordance with the applicable clauses and tables of AWS D1.1. Successful completion of Vertical testing will qualify welders for Vertical, Horizontal and Flat positions. Successful completion of Overhead testing will qualify welders for Overhead and Flat positions.
WLD-320 Welding Skills Building | 2.10 CEUs
This class is for students who already have a firm grasp of the basic welding principles and would like to hone and expand existing skills and/or prepare to take an AWS welding certification test. This class is an advanced welding course for students seeking practice time before taking a welding certification test or for students seeking to improve their current welding skills through additional lab time.
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Online Registration
Visit Owl Link to register online. For more details, see our schedule of classes or call 301-545-0964.
In-Person Registration
Visit Bladen Hall, Room 126, located on our main Largo campus. You can also register at our additional sites.
Contact Information
Bree Cosh, Program Coordinator
Construction and Skilled Trades – Technology, Engineering, and Construction Department
Phone: (301) 546-8514
Email: coshba@pgcc.edu