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Graduates Hired In Field:
100%
Source 2022-23 Dunwoody Career Services Annual Report
Welding & Metal Fabrication
Dunwoody Welding & Metal Fabrication combines both welding and machining skills into one associate’s degree for maximum flexibility for a career in the metal working trade.
56K
Average Salary: Robotics & Manufacturing, A.A.S.
Source 2022-23 Dunwoody Career Services Annual Report
Dunwoody Welding & Metal Fabrication
Master the various welding, cutting, and fabrication processes required in a 21st-century manufacturing facility and enter the job market with both welding and machining skills.
Spend year one in Dunwoody’s state-of-the-art welding lab, where you’ll learn the standard welding methods used in industry, including oxygen-fuel and cutting, shielded metal arc, gas metal arc, and gas tungsten arc.
During year two, you’ll be in Dunwoody’s state-of-the-industry machine shop, learning engineering drawing, manual and CNC (computer numeric controlled) milling and turning, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
The program’s curriculum is closely aligned with standards set forth by the American Welding Society (AWS) and the National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS), which ensures you graduate with the skills industry values.
This degree directly transfers into Dunwoody’s Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Technology.
Metal Fabrication and Welding Class Topics Include:
- Welding Theory
- Welding Math, Prints & Symbols
- Lean Manufacturing
- Machine Tool Fundamentals
- Engineering Drawings with SolidWorks
- Structural Drawing
Student Organizations:
Opportunities to get involved outside of the classroom include:
- Robotic Snow Plow Team
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK)
- SkillsUSA
Recent Employers of Welding & Metal Fabrication Graduates:
Companies that hire our graduates include:
- Despatch Industries
- Caterpillar, Inc.
- GE Power & Water
- BAUER Manufacturing
- Millwrights Local 548
Common Job Titles for Metal Fabricators and Welders:
Possible job titles upon graduation include:
- Welder
- Fabricator
- Millwright
- Pipefitter
- Machinist
Facilities
Weld Shop
Practice various weld processes, including oxyacetylene welding and cutting, stick welding, wire feed welding, and tungsten inert gas welding.
- 36 welding booths
- 18 Lincoln C300 MIG/Stick Welders
- 18 Miller Dynasty 280DX TIG/STICK Welders
- Plasma Cutter
- Bettenbender Metal Shear
- Pirahna Ironworker
- Jet Horizontal Saw
- Do-All Horizontal Saw
Grinding Lab
Practice precision grinding (abrasive machining).
- 7 precision surface grinders
- 4 pedestal grinders
- 2 Drill presses
- 1 Do-All Horizontal Saw
- 1 Do-All Chop Saw
Gene Haas Manufacturing Innovation Lab
Learn to program CNC milling and turning operations and develop the tooling used in modern manufacturing processes like injection molding and metal stamping.
- 10 Haas CNC Mini Mills
- 2 Haas VF2 Mills
- Haas ST-10 Lathe
- Sodick Wire EDM
- Charmilles Sinker EDM
- Cincinatti Injection Mold Press
Machine Shop
Manual milling, turning, sawing, drilling and grinding is accomplished in support of 9 different academic programs at Dunwoody.
- 20 Bridgeport Mills
- 12 LeBLonde Lathes
- 2 Do-All vertical band saws
- 3 Arbor Presses
- A full-service Tool Crib
Machine Shop Tool Crib
Dunwoody’s one-stop shop for tooling needs and advice.
- Power tools, hand tools, fasteners
- Measuring tools
- Adhesives, paints, cleaners
- Personal protective equipment