Program Overview

Metal Fabrication Technical Diploma

Program Overview

Metal fabrication involves a variety of processes that take raw material, such as sheet metal, and convert it into a usable structure through layout, cutting, bending, assembling and a range of other processes. The Metal Fabrication program at Madison College will give you a strong grounding in these processes, preparing you for career success as a metalworker. As a Metal Fabrication student, you will:

• Learn the basics of cutting, forming and joining common manufacturing materials.
• Use a variety of manual and programmable equipment, techniques and processes.
• Get hands-on training to learn fundamental concepts of safety, measurement, layout, forming, joining, assembly, finishing and production.
• Develop your technical knowledge of blueprint reading, layout metal fabrication and welding.
• Produce fabricated assemblies and detailed drawings that conform to industry quality-control methods and standards.

Program Details

• Program Number:
• Your Degree: Technical Diploma
• Area of Study: Construction, Manufacturing and Maintenance
• Delivery Method: 100% In Person
• Estimated Time to Complete: 31 Credits | Finish diploma in 1 year
• Financial Aid Available: Yes

Estimated Program Cost

• Estimated Program Cost: $7,306.23
• View Tuition and Fees: Tuition and Fees

Curriculum and Experience

First Semester

• Safety for Industry (1 credit)
• Interpreting Engineering Drawings (2 credits)
• Basic Metrology (Part A) (1 credit)
• Oxy-Fuel Cutting 1 (1 credit)
• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 1 (GTAW/TIG) (2 credits)
• Basic Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW/MIG) (2 credits)
• Fabrication 1 (2 credits)
• Fabrication 2 (2 credits)
• CNC Operation (2 credits)
• Math For Metal Fabrication (1 credit)

Second Semester

• Flux Cored & Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding (FCAW/GMAW) (2 credits)
• Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 2 (GTAW/TIG) (2 credits)
• Fundamentals of Metallurgy (2 credits)
• Fabrication 3 (2 credits)
• Fabrication 4 (2 credits)
• CNC Programming (2 credits)
• Jig and Fixture Development (2 credits)
• Metal Fabrication Occupational Development (1 credit)

Admission

Admission Requirements

• Admission Application: The online application allows you to save your work as you complete it and ensures fast, secure delivery to our office.
• Education Completion: Submit official transcripts from the institutions you attended that indicate one of the following:
  • High school completion (current high school seniors may submit an in-progress transcript)
  • GED/HSED completion
  • College transcript or Madison College experience showing:
    • Completion of an associate degree or higher, or
    • At least 30 credits completed with a minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4-point scale

Additional Notes

• Individual courses may have prerequisites to enroll. Admission into a program or waiting list does not guarantee eligibility to enroll in courses. See the Curriculum section for the list of courses for the program.

Waiting List

• This program uses a waiting list to manage program admission due to capacity limitations and high program demand.
• A waiting list helps us manage applications in a way that is fair and transparent.
• Students on the waiting list receive priority in future terms based on thedate they complete all application requirements.
• Priority does not guarantee a spot in the program.

Related Programs

• Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
• Welding