Delta Region MS

CAREER TYPE

Welder

Welding is the most common way of permanently joining metal parts and is used to construct and repair parts of ships, automobiles, spacecraft, and thousands of other manufactured products. Welders apply heat to the pieces of metal being joined and fuse them to form a permanent bond.

CAREER TYPE KEY FACTS:

Salary Range Potential: Average Salary :$28,000- $37,000.

Class Types:

  • Properties of Metal
  • Cutting Techniques of Metal
  • Metallurgy
  • Basic Math/Basic Fitting Principles
  • Advanced Pipe Fitting

TRAINING CENTER PROGRAMS

Welding Technology II*-Welder

The Journeyman Welder II Program at Delta Tech prepares students to gain entry-level employment in the welding field, and offers an additional 10 weeks / 250 hours more than the Journeyman Welder Program. This program will expand on hands-on pipe fitting training and include more hands-on fitting and rigging. Delta Tech’s pipe welding classes provide the student the skills and hands-on training needed to become a proficient pipe welder using SMAW and TIG processes. Pipe welding training teaches students MIG & flux core welding. Delta Tech’s pipe welding program also provides students pipe welding and manufacturing skills. Students will also learn field and shop safety and basic blueprint readings. During Delta Tech’s Journeyman Welder II pipe fitting training, students learn the fundamental principles of entry-level pipe fitting to prepare them for a career as a pipefitter/steamfitter in the manufacturing, construction, fabrication and maintenance industries. Pipe fitting training includes classroom instruction and hands-on training in pipe measurements and runs, isometric drawing readings, field fabrication and more

*Non-Credit Program

Example of Class Types

*Properties of Metal *Cutting Techniques of Metal *Metallurgy *Basic Math/Basic Fitting Principles *Advanced Pipe Fitting

  Day and Night Classes:

Day Classes Only

Pre-requisites required:
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Length of Program
40 weeks (10 months)

Summary of Program Requirements
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Skills Needed
Critical Thinking, Mechanically Inclined, Control of Systems or Equipment, Attention to Detail
Delta Technical College
Horn Lake Campus, Ridgeland Campus

Contact

662-280-1443