SCHOOL PROFILES APRIL 2015 Ohio Technical College Welding & Fabrication Technology Ohio Tech’s Welding and Fabrication program is the fastest growing program on campus with a 12-month comprehensive, hands-on training process that teaches students basic through advanced principles, theory, and applications of welding. We also include the study of practical mathematics and blueprint reading for welders including the interpretation of welding symbols required to interpret working sketches, drawings, and blueprints common to the welding and metal working fields. Certification testing available through recognized professional organizations. 1374 E 51st Street Cleveland, OH 44103 (800) 322-7000 • Fax: (216) 881-9145 jbrenner@ohiotech.edu www.ohiotech.edu 120 APRIL 2015 Polaris Career Center Polaris Career Center offers welding training in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. Earn AWS certification in SMAW and GTAW welding. Welding certification through NCCER is also available. The 600-hour course is designed to give the students theory and practical application related to oxyfuel welding and brazing, GTAW, GMAW, and FCAW. Course topics include open V-groove welds, pipe welds, and vertical welding. The adult education program is offered in the evening allowing students to work during the day. 7285 Old Oak Blvd. Middleburg Hts., OH 44130 www.polaris.edu (440) 891-7600 Johnny Napier, Welding Program Coordinator jnapier@polaris.edu Portland Arts and Technology High School Portland Arts and Technology High School in Portland, Maine offers excellent welder training. AWS certifications in SMAW/FCAW, structural D1.1., GTAW, GMAW on carbon, aluminum, stainless plate, and pipe are also taught. The 2- or 3-year course (800 -1000 hr) is designed to give students plenty of practical application and theory in oxyfuel, plasma cutting and SMAW. Blueprint reading and black smithing are also practiced. Adult education welding is offered four times a year. William Presby Welding Instructor presbb@portlandschools.org (207) 874-8165 Fax: (207) 874-8170 Pennsylvania College of Technology Penn State affiliate since 1989 Penn College offers the complete package for those who wish to pursue a welding career: modern facilities, industry-standard equipment, comprehensive curriculum, and full campus experience (on-campus housing, athletics, and more). In addition to associate-degree and certificate programs, Penn College offers a B.S. degree in Welding & Fabrication Engineering Technology that prepares graduates for supervisory, sales, and research positions. A public television series featuring the program is available for viewing at www.degreesthatwork.tv. One College Avenue Williamsport, PA 17701 1-800-367-9222 PCTinfo@pct.edu www.pct.edu/welding Pitt Community College The Welding Technology program at Pitt Community College (PCC) offers a multitude of degrees, diplomas, and certificates including BPR/Testing, GMAW (MIG), GTAW (TIG), SMAW (stick), and pipe. We offer over 40 day, night, and weekend courses. Instruction includes consumable and nonconsumable electrode welding and cutting processes, as well as destructive and nondestructive testing. Established in 1961 and located in Greenville, North Carolina, PCC is a fully accredited community college. It currently has over 22,000 students. Keith G. Kinlaw, A.A.S. Curriculum Coordinator, Welding Technology, M/W 114 PO Drawer 7007 Greenville, NC 27834 kekinlaw@email.pittcc.edu (252) 493-7643 http://www.pittcc.edu Owens Community College Owens Community College has served Northwest Ohio since 1965. Owens is committed to providing small classes, personal attention, and affordability with four locations to serve students. Owens offers an associate degree in welding, a welding precertification certificate, a GMAW welding certificate, a GTAW welding certificate and a SMAW welding certificate. Individual welding courses cover all aspects of welding, including stick, gas, MIG, and TIG welding. For more information: (567) 661-7457 www.owens.edu
Welding Journal | April 2015
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