Maritime Shipfitting Technology

(West Harrison Center)

The Shipfitting and Steel Fabrication program prepares graduates for a range of career options from a Shipfitter to Metal or Steel Fabricator. Job opportunities for Shipfitters and Steel Fabricators are all over the nation. The core of the program includes the content identified by the Gulf States Shipbuilders Consortium (GSSC) plus additional knowledge and skills to enhance the preparation of students to work for major ship builders as well as smaller ship yards that build military, commercial, and fishing vessels.

Shipfitting Certificate

CTE 1143 - NCCER Core Credit(s): 3
SFT 1112 - Introduction to Maritime Credit(s): 2
SFT 1125 - Structural Fitting I Credit(s): 5
SFT 1135 - Structural Fitting II Credit(s): 5
SFT 1147 - Structural Fitter III Credit(s): 7
SFT 1158 - Structural Fitter IV Credit(s): 8

Total Credits: 30

Shipfitting Diploma

DDT 2563 - Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprint Reading Credit(s): 3
DDT 2643 - Naval Architecture and Ship Structures Credit(s): 3
MMT 1113 - Principles of Marketing Credit(s): 3
DDT 1113 - Fundamentals of Drafting Credit(s): 3

Total Credits: 15

Associate of Applied Science Degree

ENG 1113 - English Composition I Credit(s): 3
SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I Credit(s): 3
Math/Natural Science Elective Credit(s): 3/4
Social/Behavioral Science Elective Credit(s): 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit(s); 3

Maritime Shipfitting Technology

Shipfitting Certificate

Total Credits: 30

Shipfitting Diploma

Total Credits: 15

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Total Credits: 15/16