Non-Destructive Testing - San Jac College

Non-Destructive Testing

(WLD-NDT, 4WLD-NDT, 6WLD-QAT)

Fast Facts About
the Program

Type: Technical
Degree/Certificate:
NDT Associate of
Applied Science (A.A.S.),
NDT Certificate of
Technology, Quality
Assurance Occupational
Certificate
Duration: Two terms and
four terms

Program Information Inspector, NACE Corrosion Inspector, and Quality For More Information
Assurance (QA).
If you have a technical mind, you are in luck! Through these courses students will learn Call Center: 281-998-6150
Houston is home to the largest petrochemical to use tools and equipment associated with General Email:
and refining complex in the nation, and is the these inspection methods. The program covers [email protected]
center for oil and gas equipment, so the demand more than NDT courses, including essential
for skilled inspection and quality technicians foundations in metallurgy, corrosion, metrology San Jacinto College
continues to grow! and blueprints, standards and codes, quality Central
Graduates of the San Jacinto College non- assurance and statistical process control.
destructive testing program enter the workforce 8060 Spencer Hwy.
with training skills that exceed certification The examination of aircraft, trains, oil and Pasadena, Texas 77505
requirements, an accomplishment highly prized gas drilling tools, pipelines, refineries, power Contact:281-998-6150,
by the companies that continually hire students plants, nuclear reactors, bridges, dams, and ext. 1814
straight out of the program. building structures, all use non-destructive
If you have an eye for detail, a passion for quality testing (NDT) techniques. Virtually everything
and a commitment to integrity, a degree or that is manufactured uses NDT and quality.
certificate in non-destructive testing or quality The San Jacinto College NDT technology
assurance may be the right path for you! program:
Non-destructive testing (NDT) is the branch • Prepares students to work and become
of material sciences where technicians may
conduct a variety of examinations or tests certified in NDT, metallurgical or quality
utilizing a variety of methods ranging from: positions.
Visual (VT), Liquid Penetrant (PT), Magnetic • Assists students in attaining technician
Particle (MT), Ultrasonic (UT), Eddy Current (ET), jobs in the petrochemical industry, turbine
and Radiographic (RT) Testing. and power generation, manufacturing,
Our courses are taught exceeding ASNT SNT- structural, aerospace, transportation and
TC-1A requirements. In addition to the NDT many more.
methods, our program also includes courses
for: AWS Certified Welding Inspector (CWI), API

Revised 10/2014 An equal opportunity institution

Career Opportunities Quality Assurance Technology (6WLD-QAT)

Graduates of San Jacinto College’s NDT technology program Occupational Certificate
may find employment as:
• NDT Technician in: VT, PT, MT, UT, ET, RFI. First Term Credit
• AWS - Certified Welding Inspector (CWI).
• API Inspector. QCTC 1343 Quality Assurance.................................................................3
• Quality Technician, Inspector or Manager. PTAC 2314 Principles of Quality or QCTC 1448 Metrology............3
• Metallurgical, Corrosion or Coating Technician. QCTC 1446 Testing and Inspection Systems .................................... 4

Subtotal 10

Second Term Credit

Earning Potential QCTC 2331 Standards.................................................................................3
QCTC 1341 Statistical Process Control..................................................3
Wages are based upon experience, skill level, testing method ITSC 1309 Integrated Software Apps....................................................3
and a synergy of multiple certifications.
Subtotal 9

Occupational Certificate Total 19

Average salary per year: Capstone Experience: QCTC 1341
NDT Level I $57,807 *
NDT Level II $83,739 * Non-Destructive Testing Technology
NDT Level III $103,991 * (4WLD-NDT)

*Source: http://www.pqndt.com/resources.html Certificate of Technology

First Term Credit

AWS CWI $72,000-16,000 ** NDTE 1405 Introduction to Ultrasonics: Level 1 & 2 ...................... 4
QCTC 1446 Introduction to Testing and Inspection Systems ..... 4
API Inspector $69,000-115,000 ** METL 1405 Welding Metallurgy I .......................................................... 4

Metallurgy $51,000-92,000 ** Subtotal 12

Quality $47,000-95,000 ** Second Term Credit

**Source: http://www.indeed.com/salary (for Houston) BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications or
ITSC 1309 Intergrated Software Applications I..........................3
NDTE 1410 Liquid Penetrant/Magnetic Particle
Testing: Level 1 & 2 ............................................................................ 4
QCTC 2331 Standards.................................................................................3
Approved Elective........................................................................................3

Subtotal 13

Certificate of Technology Total 25

Capstone Experience: METL 1405

Approved Electives
DFTG 1405 METL 1313 METL 2435 NDTE 1301
NDTE 1440 NDTE 1454 NDTE 2411 QCTC 1448

Non-Destructive Testing Technology
(3WLD-NDT)

Associate of Applied Science Degree Credit
First Term

NDTE 1405 Introduction to Ultrasonics: Level 1 & 2 ...................... 4
METL 1405 Welding Metallurgy I .......................................................... 4
QCTC 1446 Testing and Inspection Systems .................................... 4
ITSC 1309 Intergrated Software Applications I or
BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications...............................3

Subtotal 15

Second Term Credit

QCTC 2331 Standards.................................................................................3
NDTE 1454 Intermediate Ultrasonics: Flaw Detection & Sizing .... 4
NDTE 1410 Liquid Penetrant/Magnetic Particle
Testing Level 1 & 2 .............................................................................. 4
MATH 1333 Contemporary Mathematics for Technical Program or
MATH 1314 College Algebra....................................................................3
ENGL 1301 Composition I.........................................................................3

Subtotal 17

Third Term.............................................................................................Credit
Approved Elective or WLDG 1528 Introduction to Shielded
Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)...............................................................3
NDTE 2401 Advanced Ultrasonics: Phased Array & A.U.T ............ 4
ENGL 2311 Technical Report Writing.....................................................3
* Social or Behavioral Sciences................................................................3
METL 2435 Welding Metallurgy II ......................................................... 4

Subtotal 17

Fourth Term Credit

NDTE 1301 Film Interpretation of Weldments..................................3
Speech..............................................................................................................3
*Humanities or Fine Arts............................................................................3
NDTE 1440 Eddy Current Testing: Level 1 & 2 .................................. 4
Approved Elective........................................................................................3

Subtotal 16

Associate of Applied Science Degree Total 65

Capstone Experience: METL 2435

Approved Electives MATH 1316 METL 1313
DFTG 1405 DFTG 1409
NDTE 2411 PTAC 2314 QCTC 1341 QCTC 1343
QCTC 1448 WLDG 1534 WLDG 2580 NDTE 2470
NDTE 2339

* Courses which satisfy this requirement are listed in the Humanities and Fine Arts, and Social and

Behavioral Sciences sections of the Transfer Core Curriculum.

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