Contact Information
Program Requirements
Typical Program
Degree/Certificate: Associate in Applied Science
HEGIS Code: 5308
SUNY Code: 1643
Major Code: WELD
The Career
Welding technology is a highly desired degree where the graduates are typically employed in manufacturing as certified welders in this high demand field. The associate degree assists the welder in being a well-rounded employee who desires advancement in their career whether it be in management, sales, purchasing, or procurement.
The SUNY Niagara Approach
This is a broad-based program for men and women who are interested in the exciting career field of welding technology. The curriculum includes coursework in welding that is designed to prepare the student for various welding certifications. In addition, the degree offers coursework in some of the soft skilled and tangible areas of liberal arts. The laboratory approach provides the student with ample opportunity to develop welding skill sets that are marketable in the workforce.
The program is housed in our state of the art welding and metal fabrication shop located on the main campus in Sanborn. The 4500 sq. ft. modern facility was opened in January of 2024.
Admission
Students are admitted in fall, spring and summer. They can begin the program while they are in high school through one of the affiliated BOCES programs or they can begin after high school in our Sanborn facility. It is possible to obtain advanced standing beginning the program while in high school, as credits can be transferred to SUNY Niagara.
Because of the sequencing of courses, it may take more than four semesters of full-time study if a student begins this program in a spring or summer semester.
Articulation Agreements
Orleans Niagara BOCES
Erie 1 BOCES
Erie 2 BOCES
Program Goals and Objectives
- Provide students with the basic knowledge required for entry into the manufacturing welding industry.
- Graduates will become certified welders in one or more of the following: shielded metal arc welding, gas metal arc welding, or gas tungsten arc welding.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion, students will:
- Complete a welding certification (Certified Welder) for one or multiple welding types
- Apply welding procedures to fabricate weldments
- Apply machining procedures to modify weldments to final drawing specifications
- Analyze blueprints and disseminate the information to build a weldment
- Examine weldment design shapes and mathematically calculate the solutions to build a weldment
- Associate the basic principles of chemistry as they apply to the welding field
- Communicate project information through written methods
- Recognize hazards in the workplace and operate in a safe manner
