Course Description: This course examines theory, applications, and operation of industrial hydraulic and pneumatic systems. The inspection, maintenance and repair of the various components are covered in this course. Interpretation of the various schematic symbols used in hydraulic and pneumatic circuit diagrams will be discussed.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: The dynamics of moral decision-making with consideration of major ethical systems and their philosophical foundations.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: This hybrid class will meet in person on 8/31,9/21,10/5,10/19,11/2,11/16,11/30. All other assignments will be completed online. Final exam will be online 12/7.
Course Description: A survey of the fundamental principles of behavior including physiological, perceptual, historical, methodological, learning, memory, development, motivational, emotional, social and applied perspectives.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY! Gold Days. Textbook provided by Free Textbook Program.Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: A survey of the theories of and current research into the psychological development of individuals from birth to death focusing on the progressive changes experienced in the physical, cognitive and social-emotional domains of life.
Course Notes: PS100 General Psychology.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: E-book will charge to student account.
Course Description: Develop practical skills of public speaking by implementing the following principles: research, organization, audience analysis, effective use of language, and presentation of techniques. Learn how to change a speech for different occasions and audiences, how to support ideas, and how to select and organize materials. Through techniques taught, gain confidence and master skills to present relevant information in academic, business, and social settings. A minimum of 4 speeches will be delivered to an audience.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY! Black Days. Students will access materials in Learning Zone.Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY! Gold Days. Student will access materials in Learning Zone.Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Cengage Unlimited (CU) textbook charges to student account. Students cannot opt out of CU text.
Course Description: This course involves the study of communication in human relationships with emphasis on the patterns and processes of face-to-face communication. The study of interpersonal communication is important for anyone who wants to learn better methods of building meaningful relationships with a spouse, colleague, supervisor or friend. The course stresses how to become a more effective and competent communicator by its analysis of personal communication goals, communication barriers, relational breakdowns, and conflict scenarios. Features include structural experiences, readings from special studies, group interaction, and personal feedback exercises. Written and oral presentations are fundamental to the course objectives.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Cengage Unlimited (CU) textbook charges to student account. Students cannot opt out of CU text.
Course Description: Development and interaction of the individual in society with consideration of the culture, structures, functions of societies, social groups and institutions with emphasis on social interaction and its relation to personality and human action.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Hybrid class will meet in person 8/25,9/8,9/22,10/6,10/20,11/3,11/17,12/1. All other assignments will be completed online. CU textbook charges to student account. Students cannot opt out of CU text.
Course Description: Review of math principles, through fraction and decimal measurements and equivalents, ratios, powers and roots, and basic geometry for industrial technology program majors.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Class meets at the Newton Center.No classes on 10/2-Fall Break or 11/27-Thanksgiving Break
Course Description: Job/site safety and precautions for job/site hazards; uses of personal protective equipment (PPE); safety equipment and procedures related to safe work practices and environment; fire prevention and protection techniques; and Hazardous Communications (HazCom) including Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 1.00
Credit Hours: 1.00
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: NEWTON AND AREA WIDE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY!Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: NEWTON AND AREA WIDE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY!Credit Hours: 1.00
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Job/site safety and precautions for job/site hazards; uses of personal protective equipment (PPE); safety equipment and procedures related to safe work practices and environment; fire prevention and protection techniques; and Hazardous Communications (HazCom) including Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 1.00
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Through classroom and/or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: describe the Shielded Metal Arc Welding process (SMAW); demonstrate the safe and correct set up of
the SMAW workstation; associate SMAW electrode classifications with base metals and joint criteria; demonstrate proper electrode selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; build pads of
weld beads with selected electrodes in the flat position; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes in the horizontal position; perform basic SMAW welds on selected weld joints; and perform visual inspection of welds.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Class meets daily from 9/28-10/23. Class meets on MWF only from 10/26-12/16.Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Class meets daily from 9/28-10/23. Class meets on MWF only from 10/26-12/16.
Course Description: Continuation of WE104 Shielded Metal Arc Welding; reviewing safety, electrode identification, workstation setup and use of Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) equipment to perform welds on plate using E6010 (fast freeze, cellulosic) and E7018 (low hydrogen) electrodes in the vertical (3F & 3G) and overhead (4F & 4G) positions to meet requirements of the latest version of the American Welding Society D1.1/D1.1M:20XX Structural Welding Code-Steel.
Course Notes: WE104 SMAW w/Grade of C or Higher, or Departmental Consent.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Types of mechanical and thermal cutting equipment and processes used in the welding trade; safe and correct set up, operation and shut down of the Oxy-Fuel Cutting (OFC) workstation, Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC) workstation, and Carbon Arc Cutting with Air (CAC-A) workstations, safe and proper operation of a metal shear, iron worker type equipment, band saw, bench and angle grinders, and inspection of quality and tolerance of cuts according to industry standards.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 2.00
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Continuation of WE110 Gas Metal Arc Welding; reviewing of safety, workstation set up; electrode classifications; proper electrode selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; and the use of .035 and .045 electrode diameters in the short circuit and pulse spray transfer methods; performing welds in the vertical (3F & 3G) and overhead (4F & 4G) test positions to meet requirements of the latest version of the American Welding Society D1.1/D1.1M:20XX Structural Welding Code-Steel.
Course Notes: WE110 Gas Metal Arc Welding w/Grade of C or Higher.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Project layout, the economics of welding design, fabrication and blueprint reading; application of geometric principles and linear measurements applied to fabrication and welding through the practical application of principles.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 2.00
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Overview of welding qualification, inspection processes, welder testing, related terminology, metals and consumables identification, application of welding processes in relation to the welding codes used in structural, pipeline, aerospace, manufacturing and energy sectors.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 2.00
Credit Hours: 2.00