Training Opportunities

This twelve-month course is designed to prepare the student to enter the job labor market upon successful completion. Welding theory, electrode classification and identification, blue-print reading and welding symbol interpretation, plasma and oxyacetylene cutting, and shop safety are stressed. The student will begin with elementary welding procedures and will progress through advanced procedures. In the more advanced courses the students are taught the use of the Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Aluminum Welding and the Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding on aluminum and stainless steel for special purposes.

Pre-requisites required:

Length of Program:
2 years

Summary of Program Requirements:

Skills Needed
Attention to Detail, Physical Abilities, Administrative, Technology and Tools, Mathematical Skills

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).

Pre-requisites required:

Length of Program:
1 year

Summary of Program Requirements:

Skills Needed
Attention to Detail, Physical Abilities, Administrative, Technology and Tools, Mathematical Skills

The Welding and Cutting Technology curriculum is designed to prepare the student for entry-level employment in the field of welding and cutting. Electives are available in advanced levels of welding and cutting. The welding competencies required in this curriculum were developed to coincide with the Guide for the Training and Qualification of Welding Personnel: Entry Level Welders (AWS EG2.10-95) and Specification for Qualification and Certification for Entry LevelWelders (AWS QC 10-95).

Pre-requisites required:
All students completing a career or technical program must complete either the MS-CPAS (Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System) or an MGCCC Board-approved Technical Attainment Assessment where applicable.

Length of Program:
45 semester hours for a certificate | 60 semester hours for an Associate of Applied Science in Occupational Education Degree

Summary of Program Requirements:
All students completing a career or technical program must complete either the MS-CPAS (Mississippi Career Planning and Assessment System) or an MGCCC Board-approved Technical Attainment Assessment where applicable.

Skills Needed

Program options include: a 30-hour certificate, a 45-hour technical certificate or a 60-hour AAS in Applied Science. In the Welding and Cutting Technologies Associate degree program, students learn proper methods of welding and cutting with multiple processes currently used in the trade. Students will also learn and apply safety procedures as per industry standards. Each student will receive an NCCR National Certification upon program completion.

Pre-requisites required:

Length of Program:
30 hour certificate | 45 hour technical certificate | 60 hour AAS in Applied Science

Summary of Program Requirements:

Skills Needed
Typical requirements for entering the field include: a sound work ethic, ability to consistently produce quality results, good decision-making and time management skills, detail oriented, highly motivated to succeed and willing to adhere to a drug-free environment.

This twelve-month course is designed to prepare the student to enter the job labor market upon successful completion. Welding theory, electrode classification and identification, blue-print reading and welding symbol interpretation, plasma and oxyacetylene cutting, and shop safety are stressed. The student will begin with elementary welding procedures and will progress through advanced procedures. In the more advanced courses the students are taught the use of the Metal Inert Gas (MIG) Aluminum Welding and the Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding on aluminum and stainless steel for special purposes.

Pre-requisites required:

Length of Program:
1 Year

Summary of Program Requirements:

Skills Needed
Attention to Detail, Physical Abilities, Administrative, Technology and Tools, Mathematical Skills

Welding & Cutting Technology is a one-year (for credit) certificate program designed to prepare a student for employment and advancement in industrial plants and construction companies.This certificate program is well-grounded in fundamental job competencies that emphasize various kinds of welding and cutting applications. The program is located in the Structural Steel Welding and Cutting Technology Center, next to Riley Workforce Development Center. The welding center is fully equipped with state-of-the-art training equipment and a highly capable staff.

Pre-requisites required:
Attain a 16 composite score on the ACT; or Score a 61 or higher on the ACCUPLACER Reading section and a 43 or above on the Algebra section; or Earn a C or above in Math for Occupational Education (CTE 1113); or Complete 15 semester hours with a C average from an accredited college.

Length of Program:
1 year certificate | 2 year associate's degree

Summary of Program Requirements:
Attain a 16 composite score on the ACT; or Score a 61 or higher on the ACCUPLACER Reading section and a 43 or above on the Algebra section; or Earn a C or above in Math for Occupational Education (CTE 1113); or Complete 15 semester hours with a C average from an accredited college.

Skills Needed
good eyesight and eye-hand coordination

Pre-requisites required:

Length of Program:

Summary of Program Requirements:

Skills Needed
Attention to Detail, Physical Abilities, Administrative, Technology and Tools, Mathematical Skills