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Welding Technology-Advanced

The Welding Technology – Advanced program is designed to prepare students for employment or advanced training in a variety of occupations in the welding industry.

Program Overview

This program focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the Welding industry; planning, management, finance, technical and product skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues.

Program Admission Requirements

AGE: 16 years or older

BASIC SKILLS LEVEL: Computations (Math) 9.0 & Communications (Reading & Language Arts) 9.0

*Or met other basic skill requirements

Employment Opportunities

  • Welder

What You'll Learn

  • Apply intermediate shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) pipe welding (B-Class Welder) skills
  • Apply and understand fabrication techniques using pipe fitting techniques.
  • Apply advanced gas-tungsten arc welding (GTAW) pipe skills on stainless steel pipe.
  • Apply advanced gas-tungsten arc welding (GTAW) and shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) heavy-wall pipe skills.
  • Apply emerging welding technologies
  • New technology will consist of orbital welding on pipe and downhill pipe welding.

Program Requirements

Welding Technology-Advanced · J400410 · 750 Hours

OCP Course Number Course Title Course Length SOC Code
A PMT0075 Advanced Welder 1 600 51-4121
B PMT0076 Advanced Welder 2 150 51-4121

Program Costs

$2,190.00 Florida Resident Tuition ($2.92 x 750 hours)
$90.00 Registration Fees ($45.00 per semester x 2)
$100.00 Facility Usage Fee ($50.00 per semester x 2)
$2,000.00 Lab Fees ($1,000.00 per semester x 2)
$570.00 Miscellaneous Fees** (Welding gear kit, program t-shirts, NCCER Level 3)
Total Costs $4,950.00

Employers of Graduates

Program Instructors

Mel Sims
Department Chair
Certifications: OSHA 510, OSHA 500, Nc3 Welding , NCCER Welding and Pipefitting

Phone: 850-487-7450

Email: simsm1103@leonschools.net

Jared Kilpatrick
Instructor
Certifications: OSHA 510, Nc3 Welding

Phone: 850-487-7450

Email: kilpatrickj@leonschools.net

Daniel Schul
Instructor

Phone: 850-487-7450

Email: schuld@leonschools.net

Hunter Davis
Instructor
Certifications: OSHA 510, Nc3 Welding

Phone: 850-487-7450

Email: hunterd@leonschools.net

T.J. Wright
InstructorInstructor
Certifications: Nc3 Welding

Phone: 850-487-7450

Email: wrightt1@leonschools.net

Jason Mills
Jason Mills
Instructor
Certifications: OSHA 510, Nc3 Welding

Phone: 850-487-7450

Austin Todd
Instructor
Certifications: OSHA 510, Nc3 Welding , NCCER Welding and Pipefitting

Phone: 850-487-7450

Email: todda1@leonschools.net

Wesley Seefried
Instructor

Phone: 850-487-7450

Email: seefriedw@leonschools.net

Occupational Advisory Committee

Christopher Utman
Weld Test Service
Mike Bettinger
Bettinger Welding
Stephen Mayfield
City of Tallahassee
Jerry Vermillion
VWM Welding
Miles Childers
Jackson Cook
Shannon Dukes
Hurst Boilers
Neal Harvey
Jones Welding