Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

County school is located

Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today’s world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named “Best Institutional Facility” by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunites for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Top 10 finalist for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges.
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St. Philip’s College

St. Philip’s College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College is named in the top 150 community colleges in the nation by Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Palo Alto College

Jan 05, 2025

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Palo Alto College Schedule/Catalog 2023-2024 [Archived Catalog]

Welding Entry-Level, Level Certificate I

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he Welding Program prepares students to work in an industry that offers opportunities in manufacturing shops, steel construciton sites, ship building, oil field operations, and ranch-related welding. Students gain extensive skills through shop activities on industrial welding equipment.

With this award, you may seek jobs as:

Welder’s helper

Structural/Pipe Layout, Level I Certificate

Welder/Welding Technology, A.A.S.

Total Credit Hours Required: 18

Semester I

WLDG 1313 - Intro to Blueprint Reading for Welders
WLDG 1425 - Introduction to Oxy-Fuel Welding and Cutting
WLDG 1428 - Introduction to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)

Semester II

WLDG 1317 - Introduction to Layout and Fabrication
WLDG 1430 - Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)

Notes:

CIP Code: 48.0508

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