Sheet Metal Apprenticeship: AAS Degree

The Associate of Applied Science in Sheet Metal Apprenticeship will prepare students with the trade skills related to a career in sheet metal. Completion of this degree involves completion of all sheet metal union-related qualification requirements of "step" trade-work experience as well as all union-related classroom training required to achieve "journeyman" status

The outcomes identified below define the knowledge and skill sets
that graduates of this program will possess at the end of their program of study.

• Fully meet the requirements to gain sheet metal journeyman status.

• Possess an advanced understanding and skill of sheet metal applications used in residential, food service, solar heating, and heating and air conditioning settings; these include:

• mathematical principles used in developing layouts and patterns, estimating materials and determining airflow,

• installation and operation of HVAC, duct, and blowpipe systems,

• welding, seams and locks,

• blue print reading and interpretation of construction drawings,

• selection and construction of concrete frameworks,

• rough framing post and beam, timber, stair, and roof construction,

• building layout, engineering, rigging and scaffolding set up, and

• commercial and industrial building interior systems.

• Possess the knowledge and skills to recognize hazards, work safely and productively in sheet metal construction industry.

Minimum hours required: 75

This catalog was prepared on the basis of the best information available at the time of publication. All information is subject to change without notice, obligation, or liability.