The document provides information about Moultrie Technical College's Welding and Joining Technology diploma program. The 4-semester program trains students in welding skills and safety. Graduates will be able to pass welding qualification tests and find entry-level jobs paying $10-15 per hour locally or $20 per hour if willing to relocate. The program requires personal protective equipment and estimated costs are $1,750 for the first semester including books, supplies, and fees. Instructors Brandon Reed and Brad Simmons teach the program and aim to share their industry experience.

2. Are You A Match?
Do you enjoy working with
your hands?
Do you like to travel?
Would you prefer to work
locally rather than travel?
Would you enjoy owning your
own business?

3. Program Description
The Welding and Joining Technology program
is four semesters long for full time students.
The student could complete the program in
three semesters if scheduling worked out
perfectly. Evening students, or part time
students take longer.
Welding is the process of joining materials,
normally metals, to form a seam as strong or
stronger than the materials being joined.
The welding program trains students in safety,
oxyfuel cutting, shielded metal arc welding,
gas metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc
welding, and blueprint reading. Upon
graduation, the students will have gained entry
level skills and be competent enough to pass
qualification tests.

4. Employment
Opportunities: There are many employment options available to welders
such as: local fabrication shops, ship yards, nuclear power plants, pipe lines,
oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, and many overseas jobs.
Job placement: Until the recent economic recession, 100% of our graduates
were placed in the field. Currently, jobs are harder to find but they do exist.
A person might need to move from their local area to find employment.
Many professionals in the field think that the job market will soon rebound.
A beginning welding graduate can expect to earn between $10 and $15 per
hour in the local area. However, if a student is willing to relocate, he/she
may earn $20 per hour or more.
Advancements in the field: Welding foreman, supervisor, plant manager,
welding educator, welding inspector.

5. Additional Program Requirements
Personal protective equipment:
Prior to being allowed to work in
the welding lab, students must
have the following:
Welding helmet
Clear safety glasses
Welding gloves
Cutting glasses or cutting
goggles with shade 4 or 5 lens
Clear face shield with head gear
Work boots with 6” uppers so
that pants legs will cover. Steel
toe boots are not required but
recommended.

6. Timeline
How often do we register?
You are required to register before the first day of class upon initial entry.
Each following term, all current students will be preregistered at an
appointed time.
 What is the procedure for registering each term?
Contact your program advisor in person during new student registration
day or preregistration week if you are a current student.
 When should core classes be taken?
Core classes may be taken at any time during enrollment.
 How long does it take to complete the program?
A full time day student should complete the program in three to four
semesters, depending upon scheduling. Part time (evening students) take
about three years due to the fact that a part time student gets only ten
hours per week compared to thirty hours per week for a full time student.

7. Diploma/Degrees/Certificates
Name of diploma/degree/etc Credit hours Offerings (online/day/evening)
Welding and Joining Technology (Diploma) 50 Day/Evening
Flat Shielded Metal Arc Welder (TCC) 10 Day/Evening
Gas Metal Arc Welder (TCC) 13 Day/Evening

8. General Fees
One time application fee
Transcript requests
Late registration fees
Fees, by term, as follows:
a. Tuition is based on $89 per credit hour
($1,335 for 15 hours or more)
b. Registration fee of $50
c. Activity fee of $24
d. Technology fee of $105
e. Insurance of $4
f. Instructional fee of $50
Part of your tuition may be covered by HOPE and Pell grants if you are eligible. Check with financial aid
concerning your financial support eligibility. Check our website for the most recent tuition costs and
general fee costs.

9. Total Estimated Program Costs
Term Books/ Supplies Tuition
First Term Approx. $1750
Second Term Approx. $1460
Third Term Approx. $1350
Fourth Term? Costs will depend upon how many credit hours are required to complete
the program. If a fourth term is required, costs should be much less than the
numbers above because fewer credit hours should be required.
The costs above are estimates. These costs are greatly reduced by the acquisition of
HOPE and/or PELL grants.

10. Frequently Asked Questions
If I attend school for one term and need to skip a term, how long
before I can re-enroll, and will I have to start over from the
beginning?
You may enroll in any following term and start at the point in which
you left provided you have been away from the program for no more
than seven years.
 I’ve heard that welding is dangerous to the eyes. Is there a real
danger of injuring my eyes in a welding career?
Eye injury is the most common injury involved with welding,
however, you will learn during the course that eye injury is
completely avoidable. Using the proper personal protective
equipment as taught during the course, you will protect your eyes
from injury.

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12. Instructor
 Brandon Reed, Program Chair,
Moultrie Technical College, Tifton
Campus
 Personal mission: To share knowledge
gained from 15 years in the industrial
construction field.
 Campus/Office#: Tifton Campus,
Room # A 135
 Office hours: Posted outside
instructor’s lab and office door
 E-mail: breed@moultrietech.edu
 Phone: 229-391-2619

13. Instructor
 Brad Simmons, Welding Instructor,
Tifton Campus
 E-mail: bsimmons@moultrietech.edu
 Personal mission: To share knowledge
gained from 20 years in the welding
and fabrication fields.
 Campus/Office#: Tifton Campus,
Room # A 133
 Office hours: Posted outside
instructor’s lab and office door
 Phone: 229-391-2634

14. As set forth in its student catalog, Moultrie Technical College does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin,
gender, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, genetic
information, veteran status, or citizenship status (except in those special
circumstances permitted or mandated by law).
Lisa Newton, Title IX Equity Coordinator and ADA/Section 504
Coordinator - 229.217.4132
800 Veterans Parkway North, Moultrie, GA 31788
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