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
Credit Hours: 3.00
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Class meets at the Newton Center.No classes on 10/2-Fall Break or 11/27-Thanksgiving BreakCredit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Hutchinson Correctional Facility students ONLY.
Course Description: Skills required for success in the workplace with focus on the development of positive work habits and communication skills.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: Hutchinson Correctional Facility students ONLY.
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
Section Notes: This section reserved for AET/MET/IET/IMM/HVAC Program Students on Main CampusCredit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: Ag Diesel Mechanics program students ONLY.
Course Description: Introduction to equipment, procedures and safety practices used in cutting steel with oxy-fuel equipment, as well as shielded metal arc welding, gas-tungsten arc welding and gas metal arc welding.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: To participate in this course, students must wear above-ankle, closed-toe leather boots, long pants, and a cotton T-shirt. All other required PPE will be provided.Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Buhler HS students ONLY. This class requires basic tools and proper protective equipment for welding.Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Buhler HS students ONLY. This class requires basic tools and proper protective equipment for welding.Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Buhler HS students ONLY. This class requires basic tools and proper protective equipment for welding.
Course Description: Identification of the alphabet of lines, common views, industry related materials, abbreviations, American Welding Society (AWS) welding symbols and International Organization Standardization (ISO) welding symbols; interpretation of title block, bill of materials, revision history and isometric shapes to sketch blueprints using orthographic projection practices; application of mathematical equations and basic measuring tools used in welding blueprints.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: McPherson High School students only. No books required.Credit Hours: 3.00
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: ALSO meets Mondays & Thursdays from Dec 3 - Dec 17, McPherson High School students only. No books required.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.Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Course runs WED/FRI from 08/26/2026 - 11/20/2026; then will run, MON/WED/THURS/FRI from 11/30/2026 - 12/18/2026 = 37 days of class and 92.5 contact hours
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
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
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: McPherson High School students only. No books required.Credit Hours: 2.00
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
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Through classroom and/or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: explain the gas tungsten arc welding process (GTAW); demonstrate the safe and correct set up of the
GTAW workstation; relate GTAW electrode and filler metal classifications with base metals and joint criteria; build proper electrode and filler metal selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes and filler material in the flat position; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes and filler material in the horizontal position; perform basic GTAW welds on selected weld joints; and perform visual inspection of GTAW welds.
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
Course Description: The study of ferrous and nonferrous metals, their production, mechanical properties, weldability, and machinability.
Fall 2026
Credit Hours: 2.00