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Missouri college students enjoy living in this proverbial ?Gateway to the West,' with its blend of Midwestern, Southern and Western flavors. Missouri is more than just a waypoint on the pioneer trail, however. Missouri is a lively state, with major cities including Kansas City and St. Louis, with cultural attractions on a par with any other American city of that size. Job opportunities are strong in Missouri, should you decide to stay after college is completed. Aerospace, food processing and light manufacturing predominate, and there are also opportunities in agriculture and mining. Whatever your long-term goals, starting your career with an education at a Missouri college is likely to be a great start.Welding is the process of joining pieces of metal by fusing them together. It is the most common and efficient method of permanently connecting metal parts in the construction of automobiles, spacecraft, ships, appliances, construction equipment and thousands of other products.
Welding processes differ in the manner in which heat is applied to the parts being joined as well as in the techniques
dictated by the nature of the metals involved and the confi guration of the pieces. Gas welding uses a flame fueled by a mixture of oxygen and acetylene gases to supply heat, while arc welding uses the heat of a low-voltage electric arc. The nature of the metals being joined often makes it necessary to protect the heated area from the air, and different ways of providing inert gas-shielding (GTAW and GMAW welding processes) of the weld zone have been devised.
The AAS degree is designed to train the student for employment in the welding field as a structural steel detailer, trade welder, engineering aide and sales engineer, as well as for rapid advancement to inspection, shop planning, supervision or one of the many related fields.
The Trade Welder program is designed to train a student in the shortest time possible to reach the level of proficiency required to pass the American Welding Society or the Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) tests.
Graduates of the Welding Technology program have gone to work in the aerospace, boiler and piping, construction and repair welding industries.