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Welding

As a Welding program student, you will use advanced fabrication equipment and welding techniques to build, assemble, and repair metal components. Students also learn to read blueprints to meet critical design specifications. Our welding course provides you with the opportunity to develop the confidence, work ethic, and team cooperation necessary for a career in fabrication.

Hands-On Training

  • Safety
  • Weld symbol interpretation
  • Gas metal arc welding
  • Gas tungsten arc welding
  • Manual plasma arc cutting
  • Welding and drawing
  • Shielded metal arc welding
  • Flux cored arc welding
  • Oxyfuel gas cutting
  • Visual examination, inspection, and testing

Certifications

  • American Welding Society SMAW: 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G
  • American Welding Society GMAW: 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G
  • American Welding Society FCAW: 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G
  • S/P2 Welding Safety
  • OSHA 10-Hour Manufacturing

Students may receive up to four welding certifications while still enrolled in high school. There are various levels for all certificates.

PA SOAR Program

To qualify for free SOAR credits offered at participating colleges:

  1. Students must be enrolled in an approved Program of Study (POS) in the PDE SOAR program.
  2. Students must prepare for both college and a career by taking college prep academics, for example: College Prep English or Algebra II by their junior year of high school.
  3. Students must achieve a 2.5 GPA in the CTE program.
  4. Students must score competent or advanced on the end-of-CTE-program test, called the NOCTI, which is taken during the spring semester of their senior year of high school.
  5. Students must complete the SOAR statewide articulation competency list for their Program of Study.

For more information about this program, visit CollegeTransfer.Net.

The Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs or activities. Career and Technical education program offerings include: Secondary programs - Automotive Repair Technology, Collision Repair & Refinishing, Construction Technology, Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Diesel Mechanics, Early Childhood Education, Graphic & Digital Media Design, Health Assistant, Laboratory Technology, Machine Tool Technology, and Welding. Adult Education programs – Advanced Manufacturing and Programming Education, Auto Inspection, Commercial Driver Training, Cosmetology, Electrical Technology, HVAC, Mobile Equipment Operations, Nurse Aide, Practical Nursing, and Welding. Inquiries may be directed to: Title IX Coordinator at 445 Schoolhouse Road, Johnstown, PA 15904 or at (814)266-6073 ext. 121 or trummel@gjctc.org. The Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center affirms that all employment practices will be done in adherence to Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. We further affirm that all curriculum offerings and student enrollment practices will be handled without discrimination based on sex, age, race, color, religion, national origin, or non-job related handicaps or disabilities. Inquiries should be directed to: The Title IX Coordinator at the Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center, 445 Schoolhouse Road, Johnstown, PA 15904-2998. (814) 266-6073, ext. 121 or trummel@gjctc.org.