TRAINING CENTER PROGRAMS
The Welding and Cutting curriculum is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in the field of welding and cutting. The curriculum includes the following types of welding : Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC), Carbon Arc Cutting, Oxyfuel Cutting and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW).
Example of Class Types
Properties of Metal Cutting Techniques of Metal Production Welding Techniques |
Day and Night Classes: Day and Night |
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Pre-requisites required: 20 weeks Summary of Program Requirements High School Diploma and Silver Certification on WorkKeys Test Skills Needed Critical Thinking, Mechanically Inclined, Control of Systems or Equipment, Attention to Detail |
![]() Clarksdale Workforce Development Center Contact Kaye Bennett 662-621-4308 kbennett@coahomacc.edu |
The Welding and Cutting curriculum is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in the field of welding and cutting. The curriculum includes the following types of welding : Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC), Carbon Arc Cutting, Oxyfuel Cutting and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW).
Example of Class Types
Properties of Metal Cutting Techniques of Metal Production Welding Techniques |
Day and Night Classes: Day and Night |
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Pre-requisites required: 20 weeks Summary of Program Requirements High School Diploma and Silver Certification on WorkKeys Test Skills Needed Critical Thinking, Mechanically Inclined, Control of Systems or Equipment, Attention to Detail |
![]() Tunica Contact Kaye Bennett 662-621-4308 kbennett@coahomacc.edu |
The Welding and Cutting Technology curriculum is designed to prepare the student for entry-level employment in the field of welding and cutting. The curriculum includes Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC), Carbon Arc Cutting, Oxyfuel Cutting, and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW). Electives are available in advanced levels of welding and cutting.
Example of Class Types
Properties of Metal Cutting Techniques of Metal Production Welding Techniques |
Day and Night Classes: Day Classes |
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Pre-requisites required: 2 years Summary of Program Requirements Contact for more information Skills Needed Critical Thinking, Mechanically Inclined, Control of Systems or Equipment, Attention to Detail |
![]() Clarksdale Contact Henry Striplin 662-621-4189 hstriplin@coahomacc.edu |
Students will have the opportunity to acquire the American Welding Society (AWS) Schools Excelling through National Skill Standards Education (SENSE) Level I and Level II certification, National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Core, Level I Welding, Level II Welding, Level I Pipefitting and Level II Pipefitting. Instruction includes the correct methods of Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW). Other components of metal fabrication include safety in the work place, relations with others in the work place, and the importance of regular and timely attendance.
Example of Class Types
Shielded Metal Arc Welding I Cutting Processes Drawing and Welding Symbol Interpretation |
Day and Night Classes: Day Classes Only |
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Pre-requisites required: *2 year Associate of Applied Science *Technical Certificate Summary of Program Requirements This program requires an ACT Score of 16 in the Composite and Math areas as well as a Silver Certificate on the Workkeys exam. Skills Needed Critical Thinking, Mechanically Inclined, Control of Systems or Equipment, Attention to Detail |
![]() Golden Triangle Campus Scooba Campus-Certificate Program Contact Greta Miller 662-243-2659 gmiller@eastms.edu Patricia Corrigan 662-243-2631 pcorrigan@eastmsedu |
Students are taught the use of the arc welder, oxyacetylene torch and plasma cutter. They are also taught to use mig welder and tungsteninert gas techniques on ferrous and non ferrous materials.
Example of Class Types
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Day and Night Classes: Day and night classes |
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Pre-requisites required: Career certificate Summary of Program Requirements No ACT score required; high school diploma needed Skills Needed |
![]() Moorhead Contact Brad Wright 662-246-6535 careertech@msdelta.edu McClain Milner 662-246-6536 |