Certificate & Degree Details

• Welder - Automotive Welding, Cutting & Modification

  Technology and Health Division
  Certificate N0648
  Prepares students for entry-level employment as a licensed welder with additional skills development and theory in automotive welding, cutting and modification. Coursework prepares students for industry licensing with emphasis on competencies required for certification in structural steel welding and specialty skills in automotive welding.

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  WELD 40	Introduction to Welding 1	2
  WELD 50	Oxyacetylene Welding	2
  WELD 51	Basic Electric Arc Welding	2
  WELD 53A	Welding Metallurgy	3
  WELD 60	Print Reading and Computations for Welders	3
  WELD 70A	Beginning Arc Welding	3
  WELD 70B	Intermediate Arc Welding	3
  WELD 70C	Certification for Welders	3
  WELD 80	Construction Fabrication and Welding	3
  WELD 81	Pipe and Tube Welding	3
  WELD 91	Automotive Welding, Cutting and Modification	1
  Total Units		28

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  Note: Any higher level welding courses may be substituted for WELD 40.

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• Welder - Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

  Technology and Health Division
  Certificate T0932
  Prepares students for entry-level employment as a licensed welder with additional skills development and theory in gas tungsten ARC welding. Coursework prepares students for industry licensing with emphasis on competencies required for certification in aluminum, CRES, mild steel and selected exotic metals with specialty skills in gas tungsten ARC welding.

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  WELD 40	Introduction to Welding 1	2
  WELD 50	Oxyacetylene Welding	2
  WELD 51	Basic Electric Arc Welding	2
  WELD 53A	Welding Metallurgy	3
  WELD 60	Print Reading and Computations for Welders	3
  WELD 70A	Beginning Arc Welding	3
  WELD 70B	Intermediate Arc Welding	3
  WELD 70C	Certification for Welders	3
  WELD 80	Construction Fabrication and Welding	3
  WELD 81	Pipe and Tube Welding	3
  WELD 90A	Gas Tungsten Arc Welding	3
  Total Units		30

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  Note: Any higher level welding courses may be substituted for WELD 40.

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• Welding

  Technology and Health Division
  Certificate E0919
  This program is designed to prepare the student for employment in the broad field of welding and

  1. leads to occupations in manufacturing and repair; and
  2. helps prepare the student for positions in supervision.

  Courses in the welding curriculum prepare students for welding certificates. The College is a testing agency for the City of Los Angeles, and is authorized to administer the performance test for the Structural Welding certificate. There is a $50 charge for students and $60 for nonstudents to take this test. Topics of the written portion of the test which is administered by the City are reviewed in various welding courses offered by the College.

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  WELD 40	Introduction to Welding	2
  WELD 70A	Beginning Arc Welding 1	3
  WELD 70B	Intermediate Arc Welding	3
  Total Units		8

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  Note: Any higher level welding courses may be substituted for WELD 70A.

  Recommended Electives

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  WELD 60	Print Reading and Computations for Welders	3
  WELD 70C	Certification for Welders	3

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• Welding – Semiautomatic Arc Welding

  Technology and Health Division
  Certificate T0933
  Prepares students for entry-level employment as a licensed welder with additional skills development and theory in semiautomatic ARC welding. Coursework prepares students for industry licensing with emphasis on competencies required for certification in structural steel welding and specialty skills in semiautomatic ARC welding.

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  WELD 40	Introduction to Welding 1	2
  WELD 50	Oxyacetylene Welding	2
  WELD 51	Basic Electric Arc Welding	2
  WELD 53A	Welding Metallurgy	3
  WELD 60	Print Reading and Computations for Welders	3
  WELD 70A	Beginning Arc Welding	3
  WELD 70B	Intermediate Arc Welding	3
  WELD 70C	Certification for Welders	3
  WELD 80	Construction Fabrication and Welding	3
  WELD 81	Pipe and Tube Welding	3
  WELD 90B	Semiautomatic Arc Welding Process	3
  Total Units		30

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  Note: Any higher level welding courses may be substituted for WELD 40.

  Air Conditioning & Welding Website 

• Welding

  Technology and Health Division
  Degree S0919
  This program is designed to prepare the student for employment in the broad field of welding. It leads to occupations in manufacturing and repair and helps prepare the student for positions in supervision.

  Courses in the welding curriculum prepare students for welding certification. The college is a testing agency for the City of Los Angeles and is authorized to administer the performance test for the Structural Welding Certificate. There is a $50 charge for students and $60 for non-students to take this test. Topics of the written portion of the test which is administered by the city are reviewed in various welding courses offered by the college. This program is intended to prepare students for employment following graduation. Students desiring a bachelor’s degree (transfer program) should consult with a counselor or advisor to discuss transferability of courses.

  This degree requires the completion of General Education coursework plus the following:

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  WELD 40	Introduction to Welding	2
  WELD 50	Oxyacetylene Welding	2
  WELD 51	Basic Electric Arc Welding	2
  WELD 53A	Welding Metallurgy	3
  WELD 70A	Beginning Arc Welding	3
  WELD 70B	Intermediate Arc Welding	3
  WELD 70C	Certification for Welders	3
  WELD 80	Construction Fabrication and Welding	3
  Total Units		21

  Recommended Electives

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  BUSM 61	Business Organization and Management	3
  WELD 30	Metal Sculpture	2
  WELD 60	Print Reading and Computations for Welders	3
  WELD 81	Pipe and Tube Welding	3

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