Certified Welder

Carl Spitzer, Instructor,

Certified Welding Inspector

Application Window for the 2024-25 classes opens September 1st. Students may begin submitting applications on or after September 1st. Applications will be marked in the order received. In the event there are more applicants who score at or above the cut score on the TABE entrance exam than seats, seats will be filled with students who have returned all required paperwork, have filled out their FAFSA's and have paid the $100 application fee and then in date order by receipt of application.

Students are also encouraged to fill out the FAFSA when it opens for the 2024-25 school year (potentially January 2024).

Program Description

This is a full day, seven (7) month program of study with sessions beginning in July 2022, February 2023, and October 2023 for adults. The 900-hour class meets Monday through Friday from 8:00AM to 2:30PM.

It is designed to assist students in building a knowledge and technical skills base in multiple aspects of Welding. Upon successful completion, students will be career ready for entry level positions in the Welding Field.

Topics covered in the program include, but are not limited to:

Fundamentals of Welding
Thermal Cutting Operations
Shielded Metal Arc Welding
Gas Metal Arc Welding
Flux Cored Arc Welding
Blueprint Reading and Metallurgy
Destructive and Non-destructive Testing
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
Fabrication Math

Instruction will take place in a comprehensive classroom and state-of-the-art lab. Successful students may have the opportunity to take up to eight West Virginia Department of Education Welding certification tests and an OSHA 10 certification.

Program Entrance Requirements:

Ben Franklin Career Center Adult Application
Valid Driver’s License/Government Issued Identification
18 Years of Age Prior to End of Program
High School Diploma or High School Equivalency Test Certificate (GED, TASC , etc.)
Score 8 or Above in both Areas of the Entrance Exam (Reading and Mathematics)
Payment Arrangements
Basic Reading and Shop Math Skills
Able to lift 75 pounds

Adult Programs Application

B FCC_Adult_Student_Application.pdf

For Program Specific Questions, Please Contact Mr. Spitzer At: [email protected]

Program Certificate Requirements:

“C” (70%) or better Overall Grade Average

No more than 10% of scheduled hours in Absences

Pass One Documented Drug Screenings

Employment Opportunities

Assemblers and Fabricators

Boilermakers

Pipeline Welders/Helpers, and Metal Workers

Machinists, Tool, and Die Makers

Sheet Metal Workers

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

Metal and Plastic Machine Workers

Program Courses

Course Name/Course Number

Flux-cored Arc Welding (FCAW) - Plate (9313)

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) - Pipe (9315)

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) - Pipe (9316)

Flux-cored Arc Welding (FCAW) - Pipe (9317)

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) - Pipe (9318)

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) - Plate (9242)

Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) - Plate (9321)

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) - Plate (9321)

Total Hours 900

Program Textbooks

Hobart -Welding Student Workbooks:

WorkBook Oxyacetylene Welding	ISBN # 978-1-936058-13-6
Shielded Metal Arc Welding Basic	978-1-936058-00-6
Shielded Metal Arc Welding Structural	978-1-936058-01-3
Shielded Metal Arc Welding Pre-Pipe	978-1-936058-02-0
Shielded Metal Arc Welding 6 Inch Pipe Uphill	978-1-936058-04-4
Gas Metal Arc Welding	978-1-936058-06-8
Gas Metal Arc Welding Advanced	978-1-936058-08-2
Gas Metal Arc Welding Pipe	978-1-936058-08-2
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding	978-1-936058-09-9
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 6 Inch Pipe	978-1-936058-11-2

-American Welding Society's Fundamentals Of Welding Curriculum-Lab Manual included: -Fundamentals of Welding	online. 978164322-054-3
Blueprint Reading for Welders, 9th Edition. Class Copies. Rental	13: 978-1-305-09827-5
Buildersbook. Welding Symbol Card.	No ISBN #

Program Cost

$ 5764.00

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