Hours: 1,170 – approximately one school year (36 weeks)
Cost: Tuition is approximately $3,255.00, plus books & fees
Testing Requirements: Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE)
Mission: The mission of the Applied Welding Technology program is to prepare students for employment or advanced training in the welding industry.
What you’ll learn
- Shop and personal safety
- Proper use of welding equipment and products
- Basic and advanced welding
- Weld positioning
- Flux-cored arc welding (FCAW or FCA)
- 6G certified pipe testing
- Gas metal arc welding (GMAW); gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW)
- Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW); metal inert gas (MIG) welding
- Tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding
- Preparation for the American Welding Society (AWS) certification exam, instruction covers 140 of the 143 Different AWS weld types
| OCP | Course Number | Course Title | Course Length |
| A | PMT0011 | Welder Helper | 250 hrs |
| B | PMT0012 | Welder, Shielded Metal Arc | 250 hrs |
| C | PMT0013 | Welder, Gas-Metal Arc | 125 hrs |
| D | PMT0014 | Welder, Flux Cored Arc | 100 hrs |
| E | PMT0015 | Welder, Gas-Tungsten Arc | 175 hrs |
| F | PMT0016 | Welder, Pipe | 270 hrs |
Industry Certifications
- American Welding Society (AWS) 6G Pipe Certifications
Employment Opportunities
- Power plants
- Welding repair shops
- Bridges, boats, underwater welding
- Aviation & transportation
Starting Salaries
Vary, ranging from $30,000 to $75,000*
*Based on local industry information
Recent Employers of Graduates:
- Sunbelt Metals & Manufacturing, Inc.
- NCAD Products, Inc.
- Belew’s Welding
- Southeastern Mechanical
- Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 803
- Metro Steel & Pipe Supply, Inc.
- ARW Welding, US Conveyor Solutions, Inc.
- G&T Conveyor Co., Inc.
- Outback Metal Fabrication
- South East Fabricators
Placement Rate* – 78.26%
Completion Rate* – 85.19%
Licensure Pass Rate* – N/A
For employment information, visit http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/51-4121.00
*Data as reported to COE and is updated annually in December of each calendar year.
Required Book List
- Welding Technology Fundamentals TB, 4e, W./K./M. Bowditch, Goodheart-Willcox, 2010, ISBN 1605252568, $80.00, tax @ 7% $5.60, total $85.60
- Welding Technology Fundamentals LM, 4e, W./K./M. Bowditch, Goodheart-Willcox, 2010, ISBN 1605252575, $29.00, tax @ 7% $2.03,
total $31.03 - Blueprint Reading for Welders, 8e, Bennett/Siy, Cengage Learning, 2008, ISBN 1428335285, $90.00, tax @ 7% $6.30, $96.30
Steps to Enroll
- Apply for financial aid, if applicable
- Complete a Lake Tech application
- Take the TABE and/or placement tests
- Meet with a counselor
- Register and pay tuition and fees
- Purchase books and supplies
- Complete the new student orientation online prior to the first day of class
Instructor
- Name: John Dahler
- Email: dahlerj@lake.k12.fl.us
- Phone Number: 352.589.2250, x206
