Pipe Welding

Overview

The Pipe Welding certificate provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary to achieve three American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME) industry-recognized certifications. Pipe Welding graduates can expect to earn up to 50% more than their structural welding counterparts. Admission in the certificate is limited to students who have successfully completed either the Advanced Welding certificate or the Industrial Mechanics certificate and have also passed the American Welding Society (AWS) certifications. Admission can also be achieved through instructor permission.

Health/Safety Considerations for All Welding Programs

Welding students must not place in jeopardy fellow students, faculty, and equipment. In the welding lab, students must demonstrate sufficient emotional stability to withstand the stresses and changing circumstances that are inherent in a lab of this size, or they will be removed from the program. Applicants should be aware of the basic health and fitness requirements to pursue various careers in the welding industry.  Prospective students with special needs or limitations that may affect their eligibility for employment should discuss their career goals with the program coordinator prior to admission.

Furthermore, students are expected to exercise sound judgment, accept direction and guidance from faculty members, and work for reasonable periods of time with potentially dangerous equipment and processes without direct supervision.  These expectations include an ability to identify and avoid potential safety risks to themselves and to avoid creating potential safety risks to others.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be prepared to:

• Evaluate potential hazards and apply procedures to maintain workplace safety.
• Analyze job requirements and plan work activities to meet customer needs.
• Select and operate tools and equipment to support welding and related activities.
• Cut and bevel pipe using oxyfuel torches and the Millhog Pipe Beveler.
• Properly align and fit up pipe for welding.
• Perform Shielded Metal Arc Welding on various pipe sizes to industry standards and pass the ASME 6G Schedule 80 6” Pipe Welding Certification.
• Perform Gas Tungsten Arc Welding on various pipe sizes to industry standards and pass the ASME Schedule 80 4” Pipe Welding Certification.
• Evaluate work quality and generate recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Prioritize work assignments and use time management skills effectively.
• Apply problem solving and decision making skills to overcome obstacles in completing objectives.
• Be successfully employed in the field.
• Demonstrate technical skills to the satisfaction of their employers.