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WEL

8 courses with the subject WEL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

WEL 110Welding Processes3

credits 3 Introduces types of welding, their advantages and disadvantages. Points out effects of welds on metals to be machined. Provides practice and demonstration in welding. An additional VCCS career and technical education course fee of $12.50 per credit hour applies. Lecture Hour(s): 2 Laboratory Hour(s): 3 Total Hours Per Week: 5

Subject
WEL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hour(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog & Student Handbook
Source
catalog.es.vccs.edu
WEL 123Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Basic)4

credits 4 Teaches operation of AC and DC power sources, welding polarities, heats and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process. Deals with running beads, butt, and fillet welds in all positions. Emphasizes safety procedures. An additional VCCS career and technical education course fee of $12.50 per credit hour applies. Lecture Hour(s): 2 Laboratory Hour(s): 6 Total Hours Per Week: 8

Subject
WEL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog & Student Handbook
Source
catalog.es.vccs.edu
WEL 124Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Advanced)4

credits 4 Continues instruction on operation of AC and DC power sources, welding polarities, heats and electrodes for use in joining various metal alloys by the arc welding process. Deals with running beads, butt, and fillet welds in all positions. Emphasizes safety procedures. An additional VCCS career and technical education course fee of $12.50 per credit hour applies. Lecture Hour(s): 2 Laboratory Hour(s): 6 Total Hours Per Week: 8

Subject
WEL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog & Student Handbook
Source
catalog.es.vccs.edu
WEL 130Inert Gas Welding4

credits 4 Introduces practical operations in the uses of inert-gas-shield arc welding. Discusses equipment, safety operations, welding practice in the various positions, process applications, and manual and semi-automatic welding. An additional VCCS career and technical education course fee of $12.50 per credit hour applies. Lecture Hour(s): 2 Laboratory Hour(s): 6 Total Hours Per Week: 8

Subject
WEL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog & Student Handbook
Source
catalog.es.vccs.edu
WEL 141Welder Qualification Tests I4

credits 4 Studies techniques and practices of testing welded joints through destructive and non-destructive testing. Part I of II. An additional VCCS career and technical education course fee of $12.50 per credit hour applies. Lecture Hour(s): 2 Laboratory Hour(s): 6 Total Hours Per Week: 8

Subject
WEL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog & Student Handbook
Source
catalog.es.vccs.edu
WEL 150Welding Drawing and Interpretation3

credits 3 Teaches fundamentals required for successful drafting as applied to the welding industry. Includes blueprint reading, geometric principles of drafting and freehand sketching, basic principles of orthographic projection, preparation of drawings and interpretation of symbols. An additional VCCS career and technical education course fee of $12.50 per credit hour applies. Lecture Hour(s): 3

Subject
WEL
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hour(s)
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog & Student Handbook
Source
catalog.es.vccs.edu
WEL 160Gas Metal Arc Welding4

credits 4 Introduces semi-automatic welding processes with emphasis on practical application. Includes the study of filler wires, fluxes, and gases. An additional VCCS career and technical education course fee of $12.50 per credit hour applies. Lecture Hour(s): 2 Laboratory Hour(s): 6 Total Hours Per Week: 8

Subject
WEL
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog & Student Handbook
Source
catalog.es.vccs.edu
WEL 199Supervised Study5

credits 5 Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor. An additional VCCS career and technical education course fee of $12.50 per credit hour applies. Lecture Hour(s): 1 Total Hours Per Week: 1

Subject
WEL
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
5
Credit unit
credits
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog & Student Handbook
Source
catalog.es.vccs.edu

Source: Eastern Shore Community College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59