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Program Admissions Information General Information Minimum Test Scores: Diploma Admissions Test Welding & Joining Compass Scores ATC uses the COMPASS exam for measuring proficiency in reading, Writing 32 writing and math. An applicant must achieve minimum admissions Reading 62 scores on the exam as specified in the program state standards or Pre-Algebra 25 acceptable scores on a statistically validated test such as the SAT or ACT. The program-specific entrance scores are a minimum requirement, and higher scores may be required. Reasonable accommodations are made during testing for those who need them. (The examiner should be notified prior to testing.) Diploma & Certificate Programs Admissions Procedures • Submit a completed application with a $22.50 non-refundable fee. If application is mailed, send check or money order payable to ATC. • Take the admissions test, if required. • Submit official high school transcript or GED scores if entering a Nature of the Work credit program. • Submit official college or university transcript for prior transfer. Welding is the most common way • The entrance exam may be waived if the student has completed of permanently joining parts. acceptable college or technical college credit, meets certain SAT, ACT, or English Language Arts (ELA) Georgia High School In this process, heat is applied to Graduation Test (GHSGT) scores. Refer to ATC catalog regarding metal pieces, and fusing applicable entrance exam waivers. them to form a permanent bond. • Report for orientation and registration on specified date. Because of its strength, welding is used in , automobile Financial Aid manufacturing and repair, aerospace ATC offers several types of financial assistance to help qualified applications, and thousands of other applicants pay for their education. Funds are available through manufacturing activities. Welding also is used to join beams the Federal Pell Grant, the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Work-Study and the Georgia HOPE in the construction of buildings, , and other structures programs. Students may also receive assistance through the Job and to join pipes in pipelines, powerplants, and refineries. Training Partnership Act, operated by the Georgia Department of Labor, or the Veterans Educational Assistance Program, administered may work in a wide variety of industries, from car racing by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Sufficient financial assistance to manufacturing. The work done in the different industries and the is available to provide the opportunity for eligible students to attend college. Grant and scholarship programs operate on an award-year equipment used may vary greatly. The most common and simplest beginning in August and ending in July. Students must apply or re-apply type of welding today is , which uses electrical currents each year to receive or continue to receive financial aid. to create heat and bond together, but there are over 100 Albany Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern different processes that a can employ. The type of weld used Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate of Applied Science Degrees. is normally determined by the types of metals being joined and the Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033- 4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Albany Technical conditions under which the welding is to take place. , for instance, College. can be welded more easily than . Some of these processes Please refer to the catalog for more information. Information is subject to change without notice. involve manually using a rod and heat to join metals, while others are Albany Technical College and the Technical College System of Georgia is an equal semiautomatic, with a welding feeding wire to bond materials. opportunity employer and offers career and technical education programs for all regardless of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, Employment age, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam Era, spouse of military member of citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). This non-discrimination policy In 2008, welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers held about 412,300 encompasses the operation of all technical college-administered programs, programs jobs and welding, , and machine setters, operators, financed by the federal government including any Workforce Investment Act of and tenders held about 54,100 jobs. About 65 percent of welding jobs 1998 (WIA) Title I financed programs, educational programs and activities, including admissions, scholarships and loans, student life, and athletics. It also encompasses the were found in manufacturing. Jobs were concentrated in fabricated recruitment and employment of personnel and contracting for goods and services. metal product manufacturing, transportation equipment manufacturing, For Veterans Affairs, contact: Amy Lovelace, VA Representative, Albany Technical College, machinery manufacturing, architectural and structural metals 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, 229.430.3505 or [email protected] manufacturing, and construction. Albany Technical College offers additional services to students with limited English language skills or with disabilities so that they may benefit from these programs. Title Earnings VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Dougherty County Randolph County Median wages of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers were $16.13 For more information on Title VI, contact: Shirley Armstrong, Vice President for Academic Main Campus Learning Center* an hour in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $13.20 Affairs, Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, 229.430.3511 or [email protected] and $19.61. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $10.85, and the top 1704 S. Slappey Blvd. 241 US HWY 82 E. 10 percent earned more than $24.38. The range of wages of welders Title IX of the Education Amendments prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities and also covers employment and admission to Albany, GA 31701 Cuthbert, GA 39840 reflects the wide range of skill levels in the occupation. institutions that receive federal financial assistance. For more information on Title IX, contact: Kathy Skates, Vice President of Administration, 229.430.3500 229.732.5280 Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, 229.430.3524 or [email protected] Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational In accordance with Section 504, no qualified individuals with a disability in the United Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition, Welding, Soldering, and States shall be excluded from, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination www.albanytech.edu under any program or activity that either receives Federal financial assistance or is Brazing Workers, on the Internet at conducted by an Executive agency or the United States Postal Service. Toll Free 877.261.3113 http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos226.htm For more information on Section 504, contact: Regina Watts, Special Needs Coordinator, Albany Technical College, 1704 S. Slappey Blvd., Albany, GA 31701, *Diploma and Online Classes Only 229.430.2854 or [email protected] Program Description Certificates (Embedded and Stand-alone) The Welding and Joining Technology diploma is designed to prepare students for careers in the welding industry. Program learning opportunities develop Gas Arc Welding: GTA1 (13 cr.) academic, technical, professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes welding theory and WELD 1000 Introduction to Welding Technology 3 practical application necessary for successful employment. Program graduates receive a Welding and Joining Technology diploma, have the qualifications of a WELD 1010 Oxyfuel Cutting 3 welding and joining technician, and are prepared to take qualification tests. WELD 1110 4 Choose one of the following courses for a minimum of 3cr.: WELD 1150 Advanced GTAs Tungsten Arc Welding (3) WELD 1151 Fabrication Processes (3) Diploma (50 credits) WELD 1152 Welding (3) Basic Skills (8 cr.) WELD 1153 Cored Arc Welding (4) ENGL 1010 Fundamentals of English I 3 WELD 1154 Cutting (3) MATH 1012 Foundations of Mathematics 3 WELD 1156 Ornamental Iron Works (3) (10 cr.) EMPL 1000 Interpersonal Relations & Professional 2 Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welder: FS31 Development WELD 1000 Introduction to Welding Technology 3 WELD 1010 Oxyfuel Cutting 3 WELD 1040 Flat Shielded Metal Arc Welding 4 Welding & Joining Technology Flux-Cored Arc Welder.: FC61 (13 cr.) Occupational Courses WELD 1000 Introduction to Welding Technology 3 WELD 1010 Oxyfuel Cutting 3

Diploma WELD 1153 Flux Cored Arc Welding 4 (42 cr.) Occupational Courses Choose one of the following courses for a minimum of 3cr.: WELD 1000 Introduction to Welding Technology 3 WELD 1040 Flat Shielded Metal Arc Welding (4) WELD 1010 Oxyfuel Cutting 3 Blueprint Reading for Welding WELD 1090 (4) WELD 1030 Technology 3 WELD 1110 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (4) WELD 1040 Flat Shielded Metal Arc Welding 4 WELD 1150 Advanced GAs Tungsten Arc Welding (3) WELD 1070 Overhead Shielded Metal Arc Welding 4 WELD 1151 Fabrication Processes (3) WELD 1050 Horizontal Shielded Metal Arc Welding 4 WELD 1152 Pipe Welding (3) WELD 1060 Vertical Shielded Metal Arc Welding 4 WELD 1154 (3) COMP 1000 Introduction to Computers 3 Gas Metal Arc Welder: GM31 (13 cr.) WELD 1090 Gas Metal Arc Welding 4 WELD 1000 Introduction to Welding Technology 3 WELD 1110 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 4 WELD 1010 Oxyfuel Cutting 3 WELD 1120 Preparation for Industrial Qualification 3 WELD 1090 Gas Metal Arc Welding 4 Select two of the following courses for a minimum of 5 cr.: Choose one of the following courses for a minimum of 3cr.: WELD 1150 Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (3) WELD 1150 Advanced GAs Tungsten Arc Welding (3) WELD 1151 Fabrication Processes (3) WELD 1151 Fabrication Processes (3) WELD 1152 Pipe Welding (3) WELD 1152 Pipe Welding (3) WELD 1153 Flux Cored Arc Welding (4) WELD 1153 Flux Cored Arc Welding (4) WELD 1154 Plasma Cutting (3) WELD 1154 Plasma Cutting (3) WELD 1156 Ornamental Iron Works (3) WELD 1156 Ornamental Iron Works (3) WELD 1130 Metal Welding and Cutting Technology (2) Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welder: OSM1 (12 cr.) WELD 1050 Horizontal Shielded Metal Arc Welding 4 *All program information subject to change without notice. WELD 1060 Vertical Shielded Metal Arc Welding 4 WELD 1070 Overhead Shielded Metal Arc Welding 4 Pipe Welder: PW11 (stand-alone) (9 cr.) WELD 1150 Advanced GAs Tungsten Arc Welding (3) WELD 1151 Fabrication Processes (3) WELD 1152 Pipe Welding (3) Vertical Shielded Metal Arc Welder Fabricator: (13 cr.) VSM1 WELD 1150 Advanced GAs Tungsten Arc Welding (3) WELD 1060 Vertical Shielded Metal Arc Welding 4 Choose one of the following courses for a minimum of 3cr.: WELD 1030 Blueprint Reading for Welding Tech. (3) WELD 1040 Flat Shielded Metal Arc Welding (4) WELD 1153 Flux Cored Arc Welding (4) WELD 1154 Plasma Cutting (3) WELD 1156 Ornamental Iron Works (3)