Indian Hills Community College Welding Curriculum Support Materials
This is the package developed by Indian Hills Community College for the I-AM grant. Materials in this package include a program overview, a program pathway, curriculum maps, course syllabi, a statement of grant impact, and a program SME review.
- Date:
- 2016
- Primary Material Type:
- Program
- Other Material Types:
- Program Assessment and Evaluation, Quality Assurance Report -- Subject Matter Expert Report
- Institution:
- Indian Hills Community College
- Subjects:
- welding, manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, community college
Industry / Occupation
- Industry Partner:
- Vermeer Corporation: We have conducted multiple Industry tours with Vermeer, both with and without students. Vermeer sends industry representatives to our campus each term. They have committed to attending every event that we have had on campus that relates to advanced manufacturing. They attend our career fair each year, as well as, Advanced Manufacturing Day. Several Vermeer employees serve on our Welding Advisory Committee, including Dave Landon, President of the American Welding Society. Vermeer has helped us develop new welding curriculum and provided training to our faculty. They allow us to learn from their welding operation and provide a great deal of feedback to our faculty and welding program. Vermeer was helpful during the Accredited Testing Facility process and they help certify our students in our ATF., John Deere Ottumwa Works: John Deere Ottumwa Works has allowed us to do two industry tours and they attended Advanced Manufacturing Day this year. John Deere Ottumwa Works sends a representative to speak to our students approximately once a year, and they serve on our Welding Advisory Committee.
- Industry Sector:
- Manufacturing -- Primary Metal Manufacturing (331)
- Occupation:
- Production Occupations -- Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers (51-4121)
Education / Instructional Information
- Instructional Program:
- Precision Production (48)
- Credential Type:
-
- Diploma
- Certificate
- Associate Degree
- Number of weeks per course:
- Varies
- Number of courses in the program:
- 28
- Program Delivery Format:
- Hybrid/blended
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