WLDT 101
Introduction to Welding
Southwestern Illinois College · UGRD · Fall 2026
Catalog description
This entry level course is primarily spent in the weld lab and introduces students to the basic concepts of arc welding and oxy-fuel cutting. Emphasis is put in safety, working with weld shop tools and equipment, and developing skills using the Shielding Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process with different types of welding rods to make quality surfacing and fillet welds. An introduction to the Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) process and gouging of steel using the Air Carbon Arc process is also included.
Sections
Current meeting, instructor, credit, and enrollment details
001
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- MTW 0800-1405
- Meeting dates
- Aug 19 – Oct 13
- Location
- Belleville MC Bldg 1520
- Instructor
- McFarland, Mitchel L
Section notes
Instructional method: LLB
002
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- MW 1720-2200
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 9
- Location
- Belleville MC Bldg 1520
- Instructor
- Kern, Nathan P
Section notes
Instructional method: LLB
060
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- TR 1720-2200
- Meeting dates
- Aug 25 – Dec 10
- Location
- Granite City Campus 1612
- Instructor
- Kimbrell, Ross Lee
Section notes
Instructional method: LLB
070
Availability not recently verified- Days & times
- MTWR 0800-1240
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Oct 14
- Location
- Granite City Campus 1612
- Instructor
- Lanigan, Kevin Lee,; Kimbrell, Ross Lee
Section notes
Instructional method: LLB
101
Availability not recently verified- Days & times
- MTWR 0800-1240
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Oct 14
- Location
- ESLC BLDGC
- Instructor
- Harper, Randy D
Section notes
Instructional method: LLB
004
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- MW 1720-2200
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 9
- Location
- TBA
- Instructor
- Kern, Nathan P
Section notes
Instructional method: LLB
102
Availability not recently verified- Days & times
- TR 1700-2140
- Meeting dates
- Aug 25 – Dec 10
- Location
- ESLC BLDGC
- Instructor
- Bonham, Kevin Kelly,; Kamphorst, Gabriel Curtis
Section notes
Instructional method: LLB
003
Availability not recently verified- Days & times
- MTW 0800-1405
- Meeting dates
- Aug 19 – Oct 13
- Location
- Belleville MC Bldg 1520
- Instructor
- To be Announced
Section notes
Instructional method: LLB
080
Availability not recently verified- Days & times
- MW 1700-2150
- Meeting dates
- Aug 24 – Dec 9
- Location
- Red Bud Campus-CTE Bldg Rm 108
- Instructor
- Baker, Bryan E
Section notes
Instructional method: LLB