WEL 117Oxyfuel Welding and Cutting4
Total 8 Total Minimum Credits: 16 2026-2027 COLLEGE CATALOG v1.3 Virginia Highlands Community College 173
- Subject
- WEL
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.vhcc.edu
Virginia Highlands Community College · Courses
WEL
10 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 120Introduction to Welding2
Introduces history of welding processes. Covers types of equipment, and assembly of units. Stresses welding procedures such as fusion, non-fusion, and cutting oxyacetylene. Introduces arc welding and plasma arc cutting. Emphasizes procedures in the use of tools and equipment. Lecture 1 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Additional course fee applies. 2026-2027 COLLEGE CATALOG v1.3 Virginia Highlands Community College
- Subject
- WEL
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.vhcc.edu
WEL 123Shielded Metal ARC Welding (Basic)3
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. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week. Additional course fee applies.
- Subject
- WEL
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.vhcc.edu
WEL 124Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Advanced)3
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. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week. Additional course fee applies.
- Subject
- WEL
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.vhcc.edu
WEL 130Inert Gas Welding4
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. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week. Additional course fee applies.
- Subject
- WEL
- Credits (min)
- 4
- Credits (max)
- 4
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.vhcc.edu
WEL 136Welding III (Inert Gas)2
Total 16 Total Minimum Credits: 16 Track 2 (Evening)
- Subject
- WEL
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.vhcc.edu
WEL 150Welding Drawing and Interpretation3
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. Lecture 3 hours per week. Additional course fee applies.
- Subject
- WEL
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.vhcc.edu
WEL 160Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)3
Total 11
- Subject
- WEL
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.vhcc.edu
WEL 161Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)3
Introduces flux cored semi-automatic welding processes with emphasis on practical application. Includes the study of filler wires, fluxes, and gases. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Additional course fee applies.
- Subject
- WEL
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.vhcc.edu
WEL 164Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)3
Total 17 Total Minimum Credits: 17 Track 2 (Evening)
- Subject
- WEL
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- www.vhcc.edu
Source: Virginia Highlands Community College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59