Sheet Metal Technology

6 quarter AAS

CIP Code

48.0506

This program offers a combinations of hands-on, hybrid, and online courses. See course descriptions for more information.

Program Description:

Bates offers the only program in the region that prepares students for apprenticeship employment in the sheet metal industry. Customer projects completed in the classroom, shop, and the field, provide students with the necessary foundational skills to succeed in this high demand and rewarding occupation. Instruction includes equipment operation, fabrication and installation of various ventilation systems, blueprint reading, computer-aided drafting, air distribution, and material handling. This is a pre-apprenticeship program for the Western Washington Sheet Metal Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee. Students who complete all required elements of the selected Sheet Metal Technology course offerings will be awarded direct entry into the Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC Local 66 building trades program. Students will be placed at the end of the out of work list. Prior educational credits are recognized upon entrance into the apprenticeship.

For program costs and fees refer to the catalog TUITION AND FEES PAGE.

• Sheet Metal Technology AAS (115 Credits)
• Sheet Metal Technician Certificate of Competency (98 Credits)
• Sheet Metal Production Support Certificate of Training (44 Credits)
• Sheet Metal Residential Installer Certificate of Training (46 Credits)
• Program Learning Outcomes