Welding Programs for Beginning & Advanced Training
– day, evening and weekend classes for men and women with training provided in English and Spanish by individual instructors.

The program in Welding Technology offers instruction in the principles and practices of welding processes. Successful completion of the the program provides sufficient training for entry level into the field of production-type welding. Students have access to the latest instructional and practical experiences in a spacious, modern shop facility.

An Associate in Science Degree may be earned by completion of the course requirements defined in the Associate Degree requirement section of the Los Medanos College Catalog.

A Certificate of Achievement may be earned by completion of competency requirements (see Competency Requirements in the Los Medanos College catalog; Note – a reading/writing exam option is available for Welding Technology majors), and the course requirements for the option selected with a 2.0 minimum cumulative grade point average.

Certificate of Achievement in Welding Technology Requirements:

WELD 10 Basic Arc Wlding Theory	3.0
WELD 11 Basic Arc Welding Practice	3.0
WELD 15 Basic Oxyacetylene Welding	2.0
WELD 16 Advanced Oxyacetylene Welding	1.0
WELD 21 Advanced Arc Welding Practicee	3.0
WELD 31 TIG. MIG and FCA Welding Practice	3.0
WELD 35 Blueprint Reading for Welders	3.0
WELD 40 TIG, MIG and FCA Welding Theory	3.0
WELD 41 Pipe Welding Practice	3.0
TOTAL	24.0

For more information or to set up your education plan, contact the Instructor and Program Advisor Andy Ochoa: 925-439-2181, ext. 3342