2021-22 Unit Plan
Welding Department

Mission Statement

十大网赌正规平台焊接技术系通过在渐进式课程中提供多样化的体验式学习机会来服务于我们的社区, using advanced technology, industry cooperation, and alumni support to prepare students for productive futures in the Welding Industry.

Program Description

This program has seven full-time and three part time instructors. The Welding Technology program operates daily classes from 7:30 A.M. - 5 P.M. and currently Saturday classes from 7am - 2:00pm. The Welding Technology Department has made scheduling changes to increase student success.

Certificated prerequisite courses are currently offered four nights per week (Monday�Thursday) from 5 - 10pm and two days per week (Tuesday/Thursday) from 12 - 5pm during the Fall and Spring semesters. The summer session offers two of these courses on a shortened schedule. These summer session courses allow for recent high school graduates to complete prerequisite courses allowing them to begin the full time program in the fall semester after graduation. The full time program is impacted, with 60 on a list for Fall 2020. Only 46 will be accepted leaving students on a waitlist. This list will continue to grow and change over the spring 2020 semester. For the first time ever the program will be able to begin a new cohort class in the spring of 2020. This will allow more points of entry into the program, and two different graduation times. This will help students more easily find work after the program, and provide industry with qualified candidates year round.

An eight week certificated capstone program is offered after completion of the Welding Technology program. This Petro-chemical and natural gas pipeline welding capstone program is offered during the summer session. Students who have completed the full time program will have the opportunity to obtain a high paying career with PG&E, subcontractors of PG&E, and other large petro-chemical companies. This program operates daily Monday through Friday from 7am � 5pm.

All full-time instructors and part-time instructors are active in the Sacramento Valley Section of the American Welding Society. The program works continually with local and state industry partners to maintain currency in equipment, market trends, required job skills, and workforce requirements.

In the fall of 2019 the program moved into a new state of the art welding and manufacturing facility. This new facility has the capacity to increase the number of full time welding students from 60 to 92. 除了增加全日制学生的数量外，还将有能力将提供的先决条件课程的数量增加一倍. The increase in the number of students will not be overnight, but will occur over a few semesters as it will take a little while to build up enough instructors (both full time and part time) to properly staff the increased number of courses. The department was granted a full time hire last year, but due to scheduling changes around the new building the hire was postponed until Spring of 2020.

It has been difficult to find a pool of qualified and available part-time individuals who can work during the hours of 7:30 am � 5:30 pm to help absorb the yearly overload on current faculty members (with the current PT staff group shrinking due to various reasons). With the expansion, addition of prerequisite courses that have been added over the past few years, the staffing of Saturday courses, and the PG&E partnership it has become even more essential to hire full time staff. As the Dept. 展望未来，聘请更多的全职教师将是必不可少的，使该计划的扩展成功.

Recruitment is an important part of our program's ability to provide a continuing flow of ready professionals to the workforce. One major recruitment event that the department does annually is Arc Exposure that had 224 participants (51 high school teachers and 185 high school students) in attendance for the 2020 Arc Exposure event. 该部门每年举办的另一项主要招聘活动是奇科州立大学/十大网赌正规平台FFA田径日，有86名参赛者参加了2019年的田径日. These events are sponsored by industry vendors and local industry businesses. Last spring, staff attended a Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge event for welding in Sacramento, where 150 Boy Scouts participated in the event and earned their Welding Merit Badge. In addition to Arc Exposure, and the FFA field day the Welding Technology Department participates in a number of other recruitment activities. Over the course of the year the department participates in multiple middle school and High School Career Day located in Butte, Glenn, and Tehama County. 焊接部还为遍布北加州的各种初中和高中提供了大量的焊接设施参观. 根据要求，该部门经常访问当地高中焊接项目，与未来的学生谈论焊接专业的机会, and the training opportunities that are available at Butte College. The department also regularly participates in many other campus wide and or professional events throughout the year.

该部门还协助几个校园范围内的项目，并在制造校园内的小型和大型项目中发挥关键作用. We work closely with other departments on campus to provide support and collaboration throughout the campus community.

Accountability for Previously Funded Items

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Benefit

Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes

In assessing SLO's, there was a broad spectrum of needs due in large part to the adverse situation of navigating courses during a pandemic.

一些共同的主题是需要对新技术进行培训，特别是与焊接相机等远程教学所需的培训有关.

In addition to technology, the need of finishing outfitting the welding facility still continues to hinder certain classes. Certain things such as inert gas fittings will help to reduce bottlenecks in multiple classes.

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (Instruction Departments)

Numbers have dipped in recent years due to a few different unfortunate extenuating circumstances. Our Student enrollement dropped drastically after the Camp Fire for a couple reasons.

One the reason is a large number of our students were forced to move and some where unable to return.

Another reason is due to a continued availablity of prevailing jobs in the process of rebuilding the city. 我们的一些学生能够在没有任何事先培训的情况下找到工资普遍的工作，这使他们无法注册我们的课程.

One of the strengths of the welding program is its success and retention of its welding program students.

The retention of students is incedibly high due to a couple different factors. The first reason has to due to the cohort model we use for our program. 这使得教师可以经常与学生联系，并让他们参加他们需要的所有课程，而不会让他们从裂缝中溜走.

Another reason is our prerequisite course requirements. 这些课程确保学生为项目的成功做好准备，并确保学生致力于焊接项目的学院

The decrease in awards are due to a few different factors. As mentiond before, the Camp fire played a large roll in our program numbers. Additionally, program numbers were lowered temporarily for the move to the new facility.

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)

Strategic Direction

The Welding Department has supported the college in meeting its strategic direction in numerous ways:

Guided Pathways: The Welding Department has created very clear guided pathway that leads to numerous stackable certificates. These stackable certificates lead to both a Certificate of Achievement and an Associates Degree. 这些课程的安排是非常战略性的，并允许学生及时完成任何焊接证书.

焊接系创建了一系列先决条件课程，在进入该计划之前获得小证书. These prerequisite courses are offered during the day, and night during the fall and spring semesters, and sections are even available in the summer session. The department chair personally meets with prospective full time students to discuss how the program is structured, and necessary coursework. 我们鼓励正在修必修课程的学生在修完这些必修课程的同时完成副学士学位课程.

The Welding Program follows the cohort model for enrollment utilizing corequisite courses throughout both semesters, and the summers session courses. This model helps significantly when utilizing the Hobson Starfish Model. Career and course advising takes place between students and all welding faculty. The collaboration between program instructors helps identify struggling students, and promotes early intervention to try and assist students in getting back on the right track. Instructional staff try and assist struggling students not just in their welding, 但是要帮助他们找到其他潜在的资金解决方案/项目，以及潜在的奖学金机会，这些机会可能对学生有用，帮助他们完成项目.

Closing Equity Gaps: 项目教师试图通过帮助学生了解他们可能获得的潜在项目和援助来缩小公平差距. Instructors consistently make themselves available outside of program classes to a assist students in both the hard and soft skills required to be successful not just in the welding program, but also within the industry.

Meeting Enrollment Targets: The welding program attempts to make all of the career fairs available, and other opportunities available to promote the Welding program and Butte College as a whole. Faculty visit local high schools, and promote the program through numerous recruitment events such as the FFA field day, and Arc Exposure.

Meeting student achievement goals: 在学生能够获得行业认可的认证方面，焊接系在学生成功方面有着良好的记录. 项目教师一直在集思广益，实施各种方法，以帮助改进课程，帮助学生更好地为这些考试做准备. Curriculum across the program is evaluated and changes are consistently made in an attempt to have constant improvement. Reflection consistently occurs between faculty to help re-evaluate changes made, and improve on future changes necessary to increase student achievement goals.

Fostering a culture of inclusiveness: The department is consistently looking at how to recruit, and retain non traditional students into the program and profession. When possible the department invites minorities and non traditional professionals into the classroom to present to students. All faculty embrace and promote behavior expectations that students are held to. These behavior expectations demand that students show respect for each other, and promote an environment where all individuals feel welcome.

Improving Processes: The welding department consistently evaluates our processes and reporting. Collaboration occurs between faculty looking at student success, and evaluates methods to help improve that. Discussion between faculty occurs to help improve all department processes to help not only make them more efficient, but improve student and program success.

Program Review

The Validation Team recommends that the Welding Program:

1. Program Expansion - The department has a new facility that will allow for this expansion to take place.

2. Use current space efficiently - the department has been working hard over the past two years to purchase equipment that utilizes less space and in some cases eliminates more that one piece of equipment while improving the equipment that students are trained on to better match the industry.

3. Student to faculty ratio - The Ped cap for program classes was reduced to 16:1. This has seemed to help increase student success. 在未来几年，该部门将迫切需要全职教师来为新焊接设施内增加的课程提供人员.

4. Facility expansion - This took place in the fall of 2019 when we moved to the new Welding and Manufacturing building.

5. 2+2 articulation - Staff are very involved with this process and feel that this is a great way for students to earn credit prior to leaving high school and be eligible to enter the welding program upon graduation. This also helps with the facility and class impaction on prerequisite courses to some degree. The department continues to offer prerequisite courses in the summer session allowing students to make a smooth transition from the high school level into the full time welding program.

6. Cohort courses that Welding 20 and 21 students can take - the department is still looking at completing this list. 这是为了确保学生们所修的课程也能帮助他们在学习过程中获得学位. This may be more possible in the new facility.

7. Waitlist process - We have reviewed this process and currently found that this one is the best process for us. The department finally has hired a new full time secretary who has significanly helped to clean up this list, and improve the communication between the department and prospective students.

8. Diverse student population - The department has been looking into several different ways to increase a diverse student population. We have been working with the AWS (American Welding Society) to help in this area, but it will take time to see if our efforts are paying off.

9. Technology in the classroom through Blackboard - As a department we have increased the use of Canvas in our courses. Students and staff feel that it is a great tool. Students receive instant feedback which helps them view results faster. Staff also utilizes this tool to post lecture notes and materials that students can have access to again if needed.

Department Goals

The welding program has been dealt an abnormal amount of adversity this year. While the department has successfully implemented safe COVID-19 protocols, of the continuing goals is to contiue to uplhold those protocalls for the students and staff.

With numbers is the school low across all programs, one of the program focuses is to retain all of the students we currently have.

Finally, given the restrictions put in place, a huge goal within the welding program is to find creative ways to recruit potential students.

Future Development Strategies

Strategy 1 - Maintain existing program

Maintain existing program excellence by institutionalization of necessary funds.

Initiatives

Modeling Sustainability
Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning

Supporting Rationale

Exponential growth of all welding classes and the increased laboratory time for the beginning and intermediate classes that are currently offered and the rising cost of welding supplies necessitate an increase in supply money. We have received adjustments in the supply budget for the past ten year's to adequately serve the program but these dollars need to be institutionalized because current funding sources may not continue to be viable. This relief over and above our previous regular budget ranged from $12,000 to $14,000 per year prior to the expansion. With the expansion, additional prerequisite courses added, changes to curriculum and meeting required industry standards; it is $30,000 that is needed (this additional funding was funded through strong workforce for this years operational budget cycle). With all the information that we have supplied the department is asking for funding to be institutionalized in the amount of $105,000. 这一美元数额不包括如果没有教师从行业合作伙伴那里获得的当前基础材料捐赠，该部门将需要的资金. Without these donations the dollar amount would be $200,000.

With the new facility the department will be increasing by up to 60% over the next couple years. As this occurs the budget increase will need to significantly increase again in order to properly fund this program. 全日制焊接课程的预期增长也将增加提供的先决条件课程(WLD 20和WLD 21)的数量. 这些必修课程也是其他新兴专业的必修课程，如重型设备和汽车专业的新柴油技术专业. The total dollar amount that will be needed is $400,000.00 dollars to operate both cohorts of students in the program while still covering all of the perquisite courses.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Strategy 2 - Upgrade and improve existing equipment

Upgrade and improve existing equipment used for welding certifications.

Initiatives

Modeling Sustainability
Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning

Supporting Rationale

Replacement of failing Welding Power Sources ($28,200) -购买多个多工序焊接电源将使学生更有效地完成每个焊接规范的认证测试. Students will utilize the welding machines throughout the duration of the program for lab projects, test coupons, welding bend specimens per welding codes, and for welding certification tests. 在成为合格焊工之前，学生还将在整个焊接项目中使用该设备来完成必修课程和项目评估. These machines provide the latest technology in welding machines that uses to maximize weld production, quality, and performance. 每年我们至少有几台机器达到使用寿命(停止工作)，部门必须准备好更换机器.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Strategy 3 - Professional Devlelopment

Professional Development for 7 instructors to attend advanced welding and advanced manufacturing training.

Initiatives

Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success

Supporting Rationale

Industry professionals can provide current, and relevant industrial training to instructors. As the equipment and technology advances instructors need to have the opportunity for access to this critical training. It would be ideal if instructors could attend FAB Tech trade show, and participate in the various training seminars available. 所学到的信息可以带回到项目课程中，以帮助项目教学保持在技术的前沿. There are additional instructors within the program that could also benefit from NCCER training.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Strategy 4 - Co-Chairs for the Department

Two Department Chairs having having 40% release time

Initiatives

Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness

Supporting Rationale

The future increase of students in the welding program will create two separate cohorts of students. It would benefit both students and welding faculty to have a two department chairs with 40% release time that can support both cohorts. These positions are vital to help manage the department budget, purchasing of supplies, events, recruitment, student outreach, industry outreach, etc. These positions could also work very closely to help coordinate with all pre-requisite, and capstone course instructors to help improve student success throughout the welding program. The current chair is responsible for not only Welding but Advanced Manufacturing as well. Over the next couple years there will be a significant increase in tenured faculty, part time faculty, as well as the planning and adjustment into a new facility to try and coordinate. 这就是为什么该部门认为，在不同的顺序条件下拥有两位系主任，可以使继任计划更有成效. Due to the amount of workload that a chair encumbers, a plan such as this is much more manageable.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Strategy 5 - Welding and Advanced Manufacturing Lab Tech

Hire additional full time lab tech assigned to the department to make sure that welding equipment is fully operational for students, help lab instructor setup equipment for demonstrations, help students when needed, and help with daily operations of the welding and manufacturing department.

Initiatives

Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Using Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning

Supporting Rationale

The construction of a new welding and manufacturing facility has increase the amount of equipment being used. The workload for repairing and maintaining this equipment has significantly increased as more course sections are added, and students are served. The location for the new welding facility is much further away from our service techs when equipment issues arise. 增加另一名全职技术人员负责焊接，将有助于确保设备得到适当的维护和及时维修.

Currently this is prioritized lower because one was funded last year.

1. Supports instruction in the assigned area by preparing lab materials and equipment. Prepares for and cleans up after laboratory sessions.

*2. Provides oversight, direction and guidance to students ensuring proper equipment use. Schedules and oversees the use, repairs, maintenance and ordering of equipment.

*3. Responds to inquiries and demonstrates laboratory procedures and other skills to students. May assist students with computer hardware and software.

*4. Organizes and arranges laboratory space and equipment to maximize efficiency and safety.

*5. Ensures the safe and proper handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals and materials; following Federal, State and District requirements.

*6. Dependent upon assignment, understands the operating principles of discipline specific equipment; maintains and performs minor repairs on discipline specific equipment including, but not limited to, CNC equipment, press brakes, drill press, shears, saw, filtration systems, air compressors, welders, oxy-fuel cutting and welding equipment, shielding and cutting gas lines and regulators, powder coating system, sand blasters, and hand and power tools.

*7. Maintains inventory of equipment and supplies. May pickup and deliver supplies to off campus locations.

*8. Organizes and distributes supplies and materials to students; replenishes supplies and materials and maintains all forms, manuals and handouts.

*9. 是否可以酌情监督学生的学习领域，是否可以监考焊接和高级制造课程

*10. Maintains and updates technical skills in order to design, create and modify computer methods to include, but not limited to, word processing, design and layout for publications, CAD programs, database development and maintenance and creating and maintaining charts and spreadsheets; researches and compiles data; maintains program participant records and trainings.

*11. Fabricate and or modify instructional items needed for the welding laboratory.

*12. Coordinates with IT to help maintain, Install, and upgrade computer systems and software in the instructional area.

*13. Represents Butte College to the public by setting up displays at local fairs and farm shows, conducting facility tours, hosting professional functions, etc.

*14. Remains available by radio or phone to respond to emergency and hazardous situations.

*15. Maintains bulletin boards and maintains instructional web pages with required information, including safety guidelines; adheres to all departmental policies and procedures to ensure maintenance, lab hours and supplies are sufficient to meet student and instructor demands.

*16. Advises and assists in redesigning and integrating media technologies into traditional course content and in translating new or existing course content into distributable formats. Provides technical assistance to faculty and staff regarding use and maintenance of multimedia modules, video instructional packages and other instructional media.

17. May perform other duties as assigned.

18. May serve on a variety of District committees as requested.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Strategy 6 - Power sources for new welding facility

Purchase welding power sources for new facility

Initiatives

Modeling Sustainability
Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning

Supporting Rationale

当焊接转移到新工厂时，有许多过时的电源无法从新工厂的460V电源中运行. The department has also adding 34 additional welding booths that will need to be properly outfitted with a AC/DC GTAW welders, and a Multi-process welders. Through various funding streams the department has been able to purchase many of the welders needed, but unfortunately there are still numerous power sources required to completely outfit both shops in a manner so students can properly advance through the lab portions of the welding courses. A number of these power sources are also utilized within the Advanced Manufacturing Pathway as well.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Strategy 7 - Welding and Advanced Manufacturing equipment

Completely outfit the new Welding and Advanced Manufacturing facility with state of the art equipment.

Initiatives

Modeling Sustainability
Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Using Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning

Supporting Rationale

The new facility has a whole manufacturing shop dedicated to state of the art fabrication equipment. The department has been trying hard to update outdated and worn out equipment before moving into the new shop. In addition to replacing outdated equipment it is also essential to purchase additional state of the art fabrication equipment to reflect the type of equipment students will be using within the industry. 仍然有一些破旧的设备很难保持传授现代制造技能所需的公差类型. This equipment needs to be updated to the CNC equipment that is found in industry. 除了更换旧设备外，还有一些设备已经被编入新设施, but we not been able to purchase yet. 学生需要有机会学习当前工业中使用的设备的正确设置和操作.

Strategy 8 - Utilize Current Shop Space and Storage

Purchase a large plate and steel rack

Initiatives

Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning

Supporting Rationale

Currently plate and sheet metal are scattered out throughout the welding shop. The department would like to purchase a large sheet and plate rack to centralize where the material is at. This purchase will help to maximize the storage efficiency within the new facility. The department is currently evaluating the purchase of one rack, but a second is will be desperately needed to efficenelty store sheet metal within the facility. Students and instructors currently lose a significant amount of time digging through buried stacks of sheet metal trying to get to the correct size and thickness of sheet for the project. In the new facility both Welding and Advanced Manufacturing will be using a significant amount of sheet metal and plate, so maximizing of storage is critical.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Strategy 9 - Welding Simulator

purchase welding simulator for student training

Initiatives

Modeling Sustainability
Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning

Supporting Rationale

焊接模拟器将允许学生在不使用消耗品的情况下练习多种焊接工艺的焊接技术. Students could develop muscle memory and skill without consuming expensive base material and filler material. A simulator could also be extremely useful when staff members attend various career workshops as welding can be simulated without the risk of burning junior high and high school students who are seeking potential career options for themselves.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Strategy 10 - Hire Technician or Mechanic for Industrial Technology Area

Hire a mechanic or additional technician to replace the retirement of an Ag Mechanic in the spring of 2018

Initiatives

Modeling Sustainability
Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning

Supporting Rationale

In the spring of 2018 one of the Ag Mechanics retired, and that position has yet to be replaced. This has left the remaining two with the responsibility of covering Automotive, Heavy Equipment, Agriculture, and Welding. All of these programs are expanding, and other programs such as HVAC, Construction, Diesel, and Advanced Manufacturing have also been added. This has resulted in an incredible amount of work for the remaining employees. The remaining mechanics have worked very hard to adequately support the programs they support, but there are not enough hours in the day to keep the aging equipment in these programs up and going without additional support.

Strategy 11 - Administrative Secretary

Hire a full time administrative secretary for Welding and Advanced Manufacturing

Initiatives

Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Using Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning

Supporting Rationale

There are numerous Career and Technical programs that are expanding, and new ones on the horizon. Currently our Dept. secretary does not have enough bandwidth to cover the existing programs in our area. New programs were added this past Fall semester (Construction, HVAC, and Advanced Manufacturing). These programs will take additional support especially as these programs grow. This past semester the Welding department added another cohort of students as well. There is a considerable amount of time necessary to properly support these programs. The Administrative support in the Industrial Technologies area is critical to manage cohort enrollment, program waitlist, and prerequisite waitlists. Communication with students on the various program waitlists is essential to not only keep students engaged, but communicate with prospective students the necessary steps and requirement of the program enrollments. In addition to the day to day work of our administrative secretary (common to most department secretaries) there is a significant amount of time that goes into our many recruitment events such as ARC EXPOSURE.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Strategy 12 - Forklift with a Rotator attachment

Purchase a larger forklift with a rotator attachement

Initiatives

Modeling Sustainability
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning

Supporting Rationale

Currently the welding and advanced manufacturing program has to dump scrap bins in an unsafe method. We dump our bins into the large scrap bins, then climb into the bin, hook a chain to the box, and lift out the emptied bin. A rotator allows the forks to rotate 360 degrees, allowing an operator to safely dump scrap bins by themselves. When a rotator is added to a forklift it reduces the forklifts lifting capacity. The current forklift has a significant number of hours on it, and if a rotator was added to it the department could not unload a number of the larger orders of plate and pipe that we receive. 焊接计划扩大了班级的数量，并将废料箱的数量从12个显著增加到大约23个.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: No
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Strategy 13 - SolidWorks software

Purchasing of stand-alone Solidworks software that is capable of being used both on campus and off campus

Initiatives

Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning

Supporting Rationale

As the Welding Technology program begins to get more automated it will require a more current version of Solidworks. 几乎所有目前使用CNC设备的行业都将使用Solidworks等软件或类似的程序进行设计, and engineer their products. This software is essential in order to push the program to the next level.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Strategy 14 - Pipe and material racks

purchase pipe and material racks for welding and advanced manufacturing breezeway

Initiatives

Modeling Sustainability
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning

Supporting Rationale

由于DSA的要求，在旧设施中使用的一些较旧的非工程材料架将无法在新设施中使用. 重型工业库存材料架将大大改善新焊接设备和先进制造设备内材料的储存. The new building is significantly larger, but in order to keep material covered/protected from the weather it is essential to purchase additional racks and locking cabinets to assist in making our current area more efficient.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No

Strategy 15 - tools and supplies to complete program expansion

Purchase additional tools and supplies necessary to complete program expansion

Initiatives

Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning

Supporting Rationale

With the new facility there are now two repair shops and two welding shops to outfit with tools, and supplies. As course section numbers increase the department will need to purchase additional welding helmets, cutting goggles, hand tools, tig torches etc. in order to work efficiently in new facility.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No

Strategy 16 - Computer hardware upgrade

Purchase computers capable of running current CAD and 3D-modeling software

Initiatives

Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning

Supporting Rationale

Purchasing of computers that meet the minimum requirements of most CAD and 3D modeling programs such as Solidworks. As the welding industry becomes more automated most parts, projects, and products are developed in a CAD drafting program or 3D modeling program. 作为一个部门，我们目前正在使用这样的程序，但我们拥有的硬件无法跟上我们正在使用的软件. The current computers model that we have is a Dell Latitude E7450 running an Intel Core i5 – 5200U CPU @ 2.20GHz with 8 GB of Installed memory (RAM). The requirements for Running a 3d modeling program like Solidworks 2020 is a CPU capable of 3.30GHz, 16 - 32GB of RAM, a dedicated NVIDIA graphics processing unit with 2 GB minimum memory, 4GB recommended, it is also recommended that this runs off of a solid state drive (SSD) versus a standard hard drive.

This is currently a critical issue in the department because of the high demands of the programs being used the computers are crashing and overheating leading to weeks without computers available. Computers with the minimum requirements would allow the department to be more productive, create more up to date assignments/projects, and allow the students to use the current software that is being used in industry.

Dell Precision 5540 Mobile Workstation (laptop) – 4,400.00

http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-notebooks/new-precision-5540-mobile-workstation/spd/precision-15-5540-laptop/xctop554015us4

Dell Precision 7920 Tower Workstation (desktop) – 4,700.00

http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/desktops-all-in-one-pcs/precision-7920-tower-workstation/spd/precision-7920-workstation/xctopt7920us_3

购买符合大多数CAD和3D建模程序(如Solidworks)最低要求的计算机对于焊接程序至关重要. With the high tech automation industry most parts, projects, and products are developed in a CAD drafting program or 3D modeling program. The program will require units capable of running the minimum requirements for these programs which are: A CPU capable of 3.30GHz, 32GB of RAM, a dedicated NVIDIA graphics processing unit with 4 GB minimum memory, it is also recommended that this runs off of a solid state drive (SSD) versus a standard hard drive.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes

Strategy 17 - Workstation filter replacement

Replacement of welding and cutting station filters within the new facility

Initiatives

Modeling Sustainability
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success

Supporting Rationale

The new welding facility has a filtration unit for every welding station and all of the cutting stations. The units are designed to be self-cleaning, and are programmed to be cleaned daily. Most of the particulate is removed from the filter, but not everything. At some point the filter media will become loaded with enough particulate that the filters will need to be replaced. The longevity of the filters is not known at this time due to numerous variables that include: compressed air quality, welding processes that are being used within the booths, and how many hours the booths operate (some booths get significantly more use than others depending on location in the lab). Currently there are no replacement filters, and unfortunately when a few of them start to load up there will be numerous afterwards that will need replacement. The district will need to be prepared for this by having replacement filters on hand.

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: No
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No

Strategy 18 - Ventilation System Replacement/Reconstruction

Replace ventilation system within both welding shops

Initiatives

Modeling Sustainability
Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success

Supporting Rationale

新焊接设备的通风无法承受焊接程序中大量的使用. This is resulting in extremely poor air quality and interferes with the students’ ability to continually practice welding during lab. Even with all the filters running in the welding lab the air quality is noticeably different within an hour of the students welding, 雾霾开始在商店流通不良的部分形成，可以注意到灰尘落在管道和摊位的顶部. This particulate matter has caused illness, respiratory distress, severe headaches, body aches and bloody noses. These symptoms are all indicative of metal fume fever. The students ask constantly about what is going to be done to fix the ventilation. It is clear why they ask when you go into their booth, 在哪里，而不是疏散烟雾和烟雾的过滤系统去除部分烟雾和烟雾，让其余的在焊接间内循环. This hampers the students in a few different ways. 这使得他们经常想要离开展位和实验室，让自己远离烟雾，让展位清理掉减慢生产力和学生进步的东西. 展台内的烟雾也使得很难看到正在进行的焊接，这使得教学和学生能力的提高大幅下降. It also creates a poor learning environment as it causes the instructor and students to wear respirators making it difficult to converse about the students welds and improvements that can be made. The vent system incorporates two fans and motors that feed into a filter. 这些风扇被安装在每个展台上，这样他们就会在展台上造成过大的噪音，使学生在焊接时很难听到指令.

This ventilation system is also not sustainable within the department budget as the filters are approximately $700 each and after being used in the new facility for around 2 months we currently have 10 of 46 filters that need to be replaced shortly. When we need to replace all of the filters the cost will be $74,000.

Metal Fume Fever

http://www.thefabricator.com/thefabricator/article/safety/welding-fume-health-hazards

Approximate cost for department is 2,000,000.00 - 8,000,000.00

Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: Yes
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No

Requested Non-Financial Resources

There are none at this time.

Current Financial Resources

Non-district revenue streams come from donations, strong workforce, and Perkins funding. The Department has been the reciepient of significant strong workforce funds, but over the last year has not recieved funding from either CCPT, or Prop 39. Both of these funding sources significantly helped the program in the past. The existing funds will not be adequate to properly fund the expansion of this program. 除了扩大规模外，该项目还在现有课程基础上增加了大量涉及成本更高的基础材料和合金的技术培训. Rising cost of base materials, filler materials, and other welding consumables will continue to be a hurdle for the welding program in the future.

The department also relies heavily upon donations from our industry partners and community members.

Augmentation Requests

Original Priority	Program, Unit, Area	Resource Type	Account Number	Object Code	One Time Augment	Ongoing Augment
Description	Supporting Rationale		Potential Alternative Funding Sources		Prioritization Criteria
1	Welding Technology	Operating Expenses	11.000.515.1.095650	51000/5430	$0.00	$320,000.00
Maintain existing program excellence by institutionalization of necessary funds.	Exponential growth of all welding classes and the increased laboratory time for the beginning and intermediate classes that are currently offered and the rising cost of welding supplies necessitate an increase in supply money. We have received adjustments in the supply budget for the past ten year's to adequately serve the program but these dollars need to be institutionalized because current funding sources may not continue to be viable. This relief over and above our previous regular budget ranged from $12,000 to $14,000 per year prior to the expansion. With the expansion, additional prerequisite courses added, changes to curriculum and meeting required industry standards; it is $30,000 that is needed (this additional funding was funded through strong workforce for this years operational budget cycle). With all the information that we have supplied the department is asking for funding to be institutionalized in the amount of $105,000. 这一美元数额不包括如果没有教师从行业合作伙伴那里获得的当前基础材料捐赠，该部门将需要的资金. Without these donations the dollar amount would be $200,000. With the new facility the department will be increasing by up to 60% over the next couple years. As this occurs the budget increase will need to significantly increase again in order to properly fund this program. 全日制焊接课程的预期增长也将增加提供的先决条件课程(WLD 20和WLD 21)的数量. 这些必修课程也是其他发展中的专业的必修课程，如重型设备和汽车的新柴油技术专业. The total dollar amount that will be needed is $400,000.00 dollars to operate both cohorts of students in the program while still covering all of the perquisite courses.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Strong Workforce		Meeting Vision for Success Goals Addressing Program Review Recommendations Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals) Meeting enrollment targets Implementing Guided Pathways: a. Strategic Scheduling; b. Hobsons Starfish
2	Welding Technology	Equipment	11.000.515.1.095650	56610	$40,000.00	$0.00
Purchase a large plate and steel rack	Currently plate and sheet metal are scattered out throughout the welding shop. The department would like to purchase a large sheet and plate rack to centralize where the material is at. This purchase will help to maximize the storage efficiency within our current facility and the new facility. Students and instructors currently lose a significant amount of time digging through buried stacks of sheet metal trying to get to the correct size and thickness of sheet for the project. In the new facility both Welding and Advanced Manufacturing will be using a significant amount of sheet metal and plate, so maximizing of storage is critical.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment Strong Workforce		Meeting Vision for Success Goals Addressing Program Review Recommendations
3	Welding Technology	Equipment	11.000.515.1.095650	56610	$35,000.00	$0.00
Forklift with a Rotator	Currently the welding and advanced manufacturing program has to dump scrap bins in an unsafe method. We dump our bins into the large scrap bins, then climb into the bin, hook a chain to the box, and lift out the emptied bin. A rotator allows the forks to rotate 360 degrees, allowing an operator to safely dump scrap bins by themselves. When a rotator is added to a forklift it reduces the forklifts lifting capacity. The current forklift has a significant number of hours on it, and if a rotator was added to it the department could not unload a number of the larger orders of plate and pipe that we receive. 焊接计划扩大了班级的数量，并将废料箱的数量从12个显著增加到大约23个.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment Strong Workforce		Addressing Program Review Recommendations
4	Welding Technology	Personnel	11.000.515.1.095650	5200	$0.00	$82,307.00
Administrative Secretary	There are numerous Career and Technical programs that are expanding, and new ones on the horizon. Currently our Dept. secretary does not have enough bandwidth to cover the existing programs in our area. New programs were added this past Fall semester (Construction, HVAC, and Advanced Manufacturing). These programs will take additional support especially as these programs grow. This past semester the Welding department added another cohort of students as well. There is a considerable amount of time necessary to properly support these programs. The Administrative support in the Industrial Technologies area is critical to manage cohort enrollment, program waitlist, and prerequisite waitlists. Communication with students on the various program waitlists is essential to not only keep students engaged, but communicate with prospective students the necessary steps and requirement of the program enrollments. In addition to the day to day work of our administrative secretary (common to most department secretaries) there is a significant amount of time that goes into our many recruitment events such as ARC EXPOSURE.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Strong Workforce		Addressing Program Review Recommendations Meeting enrollment targets Implementing Guided Pathways: a. Strategic Scheduling; b. Hobsons Starfish Implementing the 2019-2020 Strategic Direction Priorities Meeting Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals) Improving Processes: a. Data and Reporting; b. Internal Communications
5	Welding Technology	Facilities	11.000.515.1.0956	56610	$4,000,000.00	$0.00
Ventilation system replacement/reconstruction	新焊接设备的通风无法承受焊接程序中大量的使用. This is resulting in extremely poor air quality and interferes with the students? ability to continually practice welding during lab. Even with all the filters running in the welding lab the air quality is noticeably different within an hour of the students welding, 雾霾开始在商店流通不良的部分形成，可以注意到灰尘落在管道和摊位的顶部. This particulate matter has caused illness, respiratory distress, severe headaches, body aches and bloody noses. These symptoms are all indicative of metal fume fever. The students ask constantly about what is going to be done to fix the ventilation. It is clear why they ask when you go into their booth, 在哪里，而不是疏散烟雾和烟雾的过滤系统去除部分烟雾和烟雾，让其余的在焊接间内循环. This hampers the students in a few different ways. 这使得他们经常想要离开展位和实验室，让自己远离烟雾，让展位清理掉减慢生产力和学生进步的东西. The smoke in the booth also makes it difficult to see the weld being performed making instruction and improvement of the students? ability go down drastically. It also creates a poor learning environment as it causes the instructor and students to wear respirators making it difficult to converse about the students welds and improvements that can be made. The vent system incorporates two fans and motors that feed into a filter. 这些风扇被安装在每个展台上，这样他们就会在展台上造成过大的噪音，使学生在焊接时很难听到指令. This ventilation system is also not sustainable within the department budget as the filters are approximately $700 each and after being used in the new facility for around 2 months we currently have 10 of 46 filters that need to be replaced shortly. To replace a set of these filters (all of the booths) is an estimated cost of $72,000. Metal Fume Fever http://www.thefabricator.com/thefabricator/article/safety/welding-fume-health-hazards Approximate cost for department is 2,000,000.00 - 8,000,000.00		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Strong Workforce		Health/Life/Safety Meeting enrollment targets
6	Welding Technology	Equipment	11.000.515.1.095650	56610	$25,000.00	$0.00
Heavy duty pipe/material rack	由于DSA的要求，在旧设施中使用的一些较旧的非工程材料架将无法在新设施中使用. 重型工业库存材料架将大大改善新的焊接和先进制造设施内材料的储存. The new building is significantly larger, but in order to keep material covered/protected from the weather it is essential to purchase additional racks and locking cabinets to assist in making our current area more efficient.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment Strong Workforce		Addressing Program Review Recommendations
7	Welding Technology	Equipment	11.000.515.1.095650	56610	$23,000.00	$0.00
Instructor computer upgrade	Purchasing of computers that meet the minimum requirements of most CAD and 3D modeling programs such as Solidworks. As the welding industry becomes more automated most parts, projects, and products are developed in a CAD drafting program or 3D modeling program. 作为一个部门，我们目前正在使用这样的程序，但我们拥有的硬件无法跟上我们正在使用的软件. The current computers model that we have is a Dell Latitude E7450 running an Intel Core i5 � 5200U CPU @ 2.20GHz with 8 GB of Installed memory (RAM). The requirements for Running a 3d modeling program like Solidworks 2020 is a CPU capable of 3.30GHz, 16 - 32GB of RAM, a dedicated NVIDIA graphics processing unit with 2 GB minimum memory, 4GB recommended, it is also recommended that this runs off of a solid state drive (SSD) versus a standard hard drive. This is currently a critical issue in the department because of the high demands of the programs being used the computers are crashing and overheating leading to weeks without computers available. Computers with the minimum requirements would allow the department to be more productive, create more up to date assignments/projects, and allow the students to use the current software that is being used in industry. Dell Precision 5540 Mobile Workstation (laptop) � 4,400.00 http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-notebooks/new-precision-5540-mobile-workstation/spd/precision-15-5540-laptop/xctop554015us4 Dell Precision 7920 Tower Workstation (desktop) � 4,700.00 http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/desktops-all-in-one-pcs/precision-7920-tower-workstation/spd/precision-7920-workstation/xctopt7920us_3 购买符合大多数CAD和3D建模程序(如Solidworks)最低要求的计算机对于焊接程序至关重要. With the high tech automation industry most parts, projects, and products are developed in a CAD drafting program or 3D modeling program. The program will require units capable of running the minimum requirements for these programs which are: A CPU capable of 3.30GHz, 32GB of RAM, a dedicated NVIDIA graphics processing unit with 4 GB minimum memory, it is also recommended that this runs off of a solid state drive (SSD) versus a standard hard drive.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Strong Workforce Technology Fee		Meeting Vision for Success Goals Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
8	Welding Technology	Operating Expenses	11.000.515.1.095650	51000/5430	$25,280.00	$0.00
Purchase tools and supplies to complete program expansion	With the new facility there are now two repair shops and two welding shops to outfit with tools, and supplies. As course section numbers increase the department will need to purchase additional welding helmets, cutting goggles, hand tools, tig torches etc. in order to work efficiently in new facility.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Strong Workforce		Meeting Vision for Success Goals
9	Welding Technology	Equipment	11.000.515.1.095650	56610	$25,000.00	$0.00
Welding Simulator	焊接模拟器将允许学生在不使用消耗品的情况下练习多种焊接工艺的焊接技术. Students could develop muscle memory and skill without consuming expensive base material and filler material. A simulator could also be extremely useful when staff members attend various career workshops as welding can be simulated without the risk of burning junior high and high school students who are seeking potential career options for themselves.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment Strong Workforce		Meeting Vision for Success Goals Addressing Program Review Recommendations Implementing the 2019-2020 Strategic Direction Priorities Meeting enrollment targets Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
10	Welding Technology	Personnel	11.000.515.1.095650	5200	$0.00	$49,000.00
co - department chairs at 40%	The future increase of students in the welding program will create two separate cohorts of students. 如果有两个系主任，有40%的释放时间，可以同时支持两个团队，这对学生和焊接学院都有好处. These positions are vital to help manage the department budget, purchasing of supplies, events, recruitment, student outreach, industry outreach, etc. These positions could also work very closely to help coordinate with all pre-requisite, and capstone course instructors to help improve student success throughout the welding program. The current chair is responsible for not only Welding but Advanced Manufacturing as well. Over the next couple years there will be a significant increase in tenured faculty, part time faculty, as well as the planning and adjustment into a new facility to try and coordinate. 这就是为什么该部门认为，在不同的顺序条件下拥有两位系主任，可以使继任计划更有成效. Due to the amount of workload that a chair encumbers, a plan such as this is much more manageable.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Strong Workforce		Addressing Program Review Recommendations Meeting Vision for Success Goals Implementing Guided Pathways: a. Strategic Scheduling; b. Hobsons Starfish Improving Processes: a. Data and Reporting; b. Internal Communications Implementing the 2019-2020 Strategic Direction Priorities Meeting enrollment targets
11	Welding	Equipment	11.000.515.1.095650	56610	$622,000.00	$0.00
Purchase power sources for new welding facility	当焊接转移到新工厂时，有许多过时的电源无法从新工厂的460V电源中运行. The department has also adding 34 additional welding booths that will need to be properly outfitted with a AC/DC GTAW welders, and a Multi-process welders. Through various funding streams the department has been able to purchase many of the welders needed, but unfortunately there are still numerous power sources required to completely outfit both shops in a manner so students can properly advance through the lab portions of the welding courses. A number of these power sources are also utilized within the Advanced Manufacturing Pathway as well.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment Strong Workforce		Meeting Vision for Success Goals Addressing Program Review Recommendations Implementing Guided Pathways: a. Strategic Scheduling; b. Hobsons Starfish Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals) Meeting enrollment targets Implementing the 2019-2020 Strategic Direction Priorities
12	Welding Technology	Operating Expenses	11.000.515.1.095650	56610	$15,000.00	$0.00
Professional Development for 7 instructors to attend advanced welding, fabrication and CNC training	Industry professionals can provide current, and relevant industrial training to instructors. As the equipment and technology advances instructors need to have the opportunity for access to this critical training. It would be ideal if instructors could attend FAB Tech trade show, and participate in the various training seminars available. 所学到的信息可以带回到项目课程中，以帮助项目教学保持在技术的前沿. There are additional instructors within the program that could benefit from NCCER training.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Strong Workforce		Meeting Vision for Success Goals Addressing Program Review Recommendations Strengthening Professional Development Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals) Implementing the 2019-2020 Strategic Direction Priorities
13	Welding Technology	Equipment	11.000.515.1.095650	56610	$8,000.00	$0.00
Purchase Solidworks software	As the Welding Technology program begins to get more automated it will require a more current version of Solidworks. 几乎所有目前使用CNC设备的行业都将使用Solidworks等软件或类似的程序进行设计, and engineer their products. This software is essential in order to push the program to the next level. This software could be utilized in the Drafting, and Advanced Manufacturing program		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Strong Workforce Technology Fee		Meeting Vision for Success Goals Implementing Guided Pathways: a. Strategic Scheduling; b. Hobsons Starfish Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
14	Welding Technology	Equipment	11.000.515.1.095650	56610	$28,200.00	$0.00
Upgrade of engine driven power sources used for welding certifications.	Replacement of failing engine driven power sources ($28,200)额外购买几个多过程引擎驱动电源将使学生更有效地完成每个焊接规范的认证测试. Students will utilize the welding machines throughout the duration of the program for lab projects, test coupons, welding bend specimens per welding codes, and for welding certification tests. 在成为合格焊工之前，学生还将在整个焊接项目中使用该设备来完成必修课程和项目评估. These machines provide the latest technology in welding machines that uses to maximize weld production, quality, and performance. 希望进入现场焊接行业的学生必须有一些在发动机驱动焊机和相关设备上工作的经验		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment Strong Workforce		Meeting Vision for Success Goals Addressing Program Review Recommendations Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals) Implementing the 2019-2020 Strategic Direction Priorities
15	Welding	Equipment	11.000.515.1.095650	56610	$750,000.00	$0.00
Complete Welding and Advanced Manufacturing lab build outs	The new facility has a whole manufacturing shop dedicated to state of the art fabrication equipment. The department has been trying hard to update outdated and worn out equipment before moving into the new shop. In addition to replacing outdated equipment it is also essential to purchase additional state of the art fabrication equipment to reflect the type of equipment students will be using within the industry. 仍然有一些破旧的设备很难保持传授现代制造技能所需的公差类型. This equipment needs to be updated to the CNC equipment that is found in industry. 除了更换旧设备外，还有一些设备已经被编入新设施, but we not been able to purchase yet. 学生需要有机会学习当前工业中使用的设备的正确设置和操作.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Instructional Equipment Strong Workforce		Meeting Vision for Success Goals Addressing Program Review Recommendations Meeting enrollment targets
16	Welding Technology	Personnel	11.000.515.1.095650	5200	$0.00	$85,000.00
雇用第二名全职实验室技术人员，分配到焊接和先进制造部门，以确保设备对学生完全可用, help students when needed, and help with daily operations of the welding and manufacturing department.	Hire additional lab tech to make sure that welding and advanced manufacturing equipment is fully operational for students, help lab instructor setup equipment for demonstrations, help students when needed, and help with daily operations of the welding and manufacturing department. Currently this is prioritized lower because one was funded last year. 1. Supports instruction in the assigned area by preparing lab materials and equipment. Prepares for and cleans up after laboratory sessions. 2. Provides oversight, direction and guidance to students ensuring proper equipment use. Schedules and oversees the use, repairs, maintenance and ordering of equipment. 3. Responds to inquiries and demonstrates laboratory procedures and other skills to students. May assist students with computer hardware and software. 4. Organizes and arranges laboratory space and equipment to maximize efficiency and safety. 5. Ensures the safe and proper handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals and materials; following Federal, State and District requirements. 6. Dependent upon assignment, understands the operating principles of discipline specific equipment; maintains and performs minor repairs on discipline specific equipment including, but not limited to, CNC equipment, press brakes, drill press, shears, saw, filtration systems, air compressors, welders, oxy-fuel cutting and welding equipment, shielding and cutting gas lines and regulators, powder coating system, sand blasters, and hand and power tools. 7. Maintains inventory of equipment and supplies. May pickup and deliver supplies to off campus locations. 8. Organizes and distributes supplies and materials to students; replenishes supplies and materials and maintains all forms, manuals and handouts. 9. 是否可以酌情监督学生的学习领域，是否可以监考焊接和高级制造课程 10. Maintains and updates technical skills in order to design, create and modify computer methods to include, but not limited to, word processing, design and layout for publications, CAD programs, database development and maintenance and creating and maintaining charts and spreadsheets; researches and compiles data; maintains program participant records and trainings. 11. Fabricate and or modify instructional items needed for the welding laboratory. 12. Coordinates with IT to help maintain, Install, and upgrade computer systems and software in the instructional area. 13. Represents Butte College to the public by setting up displays at local fairs and farm shows, conducting facility tours, hosting professional functions, etc. 14. Remains available by radio or phone to respond to emergency and hazardous situations. 15. Maintains bulletin boards and maintains instructional web pages with required information, including safety guidelines; adheres to all departmental policies and procedures to ensure maintenance, lab hours and supplies are sufficient to meet student and instructor demands. *16. Advises and assists in redesigning and integrating media technologies into traditional course content and in translating new or existing course content into distributable formats. Provides technical assistance to faculty and staff regarding use and maintenance of multimedia modules, video instructional packages and other instructional media. 17. May perform other duties as assigned. 18. May serve on a variety of District committees as requested.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Strong Workforce		Meeting Vision for Success Goals Addressing Program Review Recommendations Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
17	Welding Technology	Personnel	11.000.515.1.095650	5200	$0.00	$85,000.00
Hire a mechanic or additional technician to replace the retirement of an Ag Mechanic in the spring of 2018	In the spring of 2018 one of the Ag Mechanics retired, and that position has yet to be replaced. This has left the remaining two with the responsibility of covering Automotive, Heavy Equipment, Agriculture, and Welding. All of these programs are expanding, and other programs such as HVAC, Construction, Diesel, and Advanced Manufacturing have also been added. This has resulted in an incredible amount of work for the remaining employees. The remaining mechanics have worked very hard to adequately support the programs they support, but there are not enough hours in the day to keep the aging equipment in these programs up and going without additional support.		Career and Technical Education - Perkins Strong Workforce		Addressing Program Review Recommendations Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals) Meeting Vision for Success Goals
18	Welding Technology	Facilities	11.000.515.1.095650	56610	$0.00	$71,799.00
Replacement of welding and cutting station filters	The new welding facility has a filtration unit for every welding station and all of the cutting stations. The units are designed to be self-cleaning, and are programmed to be cleaned daily. Most of the particulate is removed from the filter, but not everything. At some point the filter media will become loaded with enough particulate that the filters will need to be replaced. The longevity of the filters is not known at this time due to numerous variables that include: compressed air quality, welding processes that are being used within the booths, and how many hours the booths operate (some booths get significantly more use than others depending on location in the lab). Currently there are no replacement filters, and unfortunately when a few of them start to load up there will be numerous afterwards that will need replacement. The district will need to be prepared for this by having replacement filters on hand.		Scheduled Maintenance (Facilities)