This course is approved by the Kansas Board of Regents for guaranteed transfer among all Kansas Regents public postsecondary institutions. Additional courses may also be eligible for transfer. Please visit a JCCC counselor or the JCCC Registrar's office, and the Transfer Kansas portal to learn more.
The metal fabrication/welding certificate teaches welding skills in the areas of shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), flux core arc welding (FCAW), gas and tungsten arc welding (GTAW), oxy-fuel welding (OFW), oxy-fuel cutting (OFC), and plasma arc cutting (PAC). The students also will receive training in safety and basic blueprint reading, and metallurgy. This certificate gives the student the skills needed to successfully enter the field of welding.
(Major Code 4790; State CIP Code 48.0508)
Welding (Metal Fabrication) Program web page
First Semester
| COMS 155 | Workplace Skills | 1 |
| MFAB 124 | Introduction to Welding | 3 |
| MFAB 131 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) I* | 3 |
| MFAB 180 | Blueprint and Symbols Reading for Welders | 2 |
| MFAB 205 | Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) II* | 3 |
| MFAB 240 | Metallurgy | 2 |
| Total Hours | 14 | |
Second Semester
| CMGT 100 | Industrial Safety/OSHA-30 | 3 |
| MFAB 133 | Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) I* | 3 |
| MFAB 136 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) I* | 3 |
| MFAB 210 | Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) II* | 3 |
| MFAB 241 | Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW) II* | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |