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Welding, Oil & Gas Certificate

OAKDALE, Pennsylvania | CCAC West Hills Center | ID: 168535

Overview

1000 MCKEE RD OAKDALE, Pennsylvania 15071-1099
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Admissions Office:
412-237-2222
Classroom Training
Welding, Gas & Oil Certificate
Employment Skill Gain
Community College Certificate
$6,015.00 - $8,283.00
Training(ETPL)

Description of Training Provider

The Community College of Allegheny County prepares individuals to succeed in a complex global society by providing affordable access to high quality career and transfer education delivered in a diverse, caring, and innovative learning environment.

Program Description

This program provides students with the skills and knowledge for employment as a pipe welder in industries such as cross-country natural gas transmission and natural gas retailers. The Welding Technology program is located at the CCAC-West Hills Center as a day or evening program.

Skills & Competencies


Upon successful completion of the program, the graduate will:
  1. Demonstrate the technical skills for employment as a welder in the Marcellus Shale industry.
  2. Apply safety procedures and theory of the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) processes.
  3. Utilize multi-layered welds in different weld joints and weld positions.
  4. Make a shielded metal-arc weld on schedule 80 pipe in a fixed 6G position.
  5. Transition pipe welding skills to the downhill process using specialized electrodes.
Successful completion of this program prepares students for the following certification examinations: Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)—D1.1 and D1.5 American Welding Society (AWS) test on one-inch plate in the vertical position; American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and American Welding Society (AWS) pipe welding certification in uphill Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) for 6” diameter, schedule 80 pipe in the 6G (45 degree) fixed position; and The American Petroleum Institute (API) downhill shielded metal-arc pipe welding process employed by the Marcellus Shale industry to connect natural gas cross country transmission pipelines.

Additional Information

Service Costs

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2,847.00

Performance Measures

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