Metals Technician ME31, Technical Certificate of Credit

Program Description

The Metals Technician TCC is a series of courses that prepare a student for general knowledge of maintenance and repair of machinery by combining machine shop courses with welding courses. A student will learn to operate lathes (lathe safety, threading, tapers, bearing shafts, etc.) and milling machines (indicating vises, cutting keyways, squaring parts, etc.) as well as basic welding theory, safety and operating procedures (hand tool and power machine use, measurement, welding power sources, welding codes and standards) and advanced techniques (set up; transfer modes; wire selection; shielded gas selection) required for successful gas metal arc welding.

Admission Requirements

Minimum Required Age 16
High School Diploma or GED Required Yes
Placement Scores for Regular Admission (Accuplacer) English Reading Math Algebra
60 55 34 NA

Location(s)

Golden Isles

Jesup

Required Courses:

MCHT 1011Introduction to Machine Tool

4

MCHT 1119Lathe Operations I

3

MCHT 1120Mill Operations

3

WELD 1000Introduction to Welding Technology

4

WELD 1090Gas Metal Arc Welding

4

Total Credit Hours: 17