Welding Technology Level IICertificate

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Program code
WELDINGLEVELII.CC
Department
WLDX Skill Builder
CIP code
48.0508: Welding Technology/Welder.
TOP code
0956.50 - Welding Technology*
This program enhances the abilities of the students preparing for a career in welding technology by giving them: Welding Symbols, Reading Welding Detail Drawings, Physical Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Metals, Preheating and Postheating of Metals, GMAW and FCAW Equipment and Filler Metals, GMAW and FCAW Plate, GTAW Equipment and Filler Metal, and GTAW Plate. Welding is a high-tech industry that can take you places all over the world. From ladders to aircraft carriers, from NASCAR to national defense, and from the laboratory to sales and repair, the varied welding industry impacts virtually every industry. Technology is creating more uses for welding in the workplace. For example, new ways are being developed to bond dissimilar materials and non-metallic materials, such as plastics, composites, and new alloys. Also, advances in laser beam and electron beam welding, new fluxes, and other new technologies and techniques all point to an increasing need for highly trained and skilled workers. This certificate will be earned by the student through the completion of the first semester of welding course. Admission to the Program Completion of Certificate in Welding Level I
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Community of interest
ITAG Industrial Technologies & Agriculture
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Certificate
Program code
WELDINGLEVELII.CC
Department
WLDX Skill Builder
CIP code
48.0508: Welding Technology/Welder.
TOP code
0956.50 - Welding Technology*
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Welding Technology Level II
Certificate

A short-cycle credential built around a specific skill or job role. Useful as an entry point to a field, a step toward a larger credential, or a way to round out an existing degree.

Financial aid note. Courses taken solely to complete a Certificate of Completion are not eligible for financial aid.

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14 units
WLD 22
Oxyacetylene Welding and Flame Cutting
2 units

This course includes the techniques used for oxyacetylene welding (OAW) in all positions (flat, vertical, horizontal and overhead) and uses a variety of freehand and automatic burning equipment on different metals.

Prerequisite: WLD 21 and NCCER Level I Welding Qualification

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WLD 24
Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick Electrode)
8 units

This course includes pre-employment training for welding technicians. Emphasis on developing manipulative proficiency in the use of shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), and flux core arc welding (FCAW), in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions. These welding processes will be applied to light and heavy gauge plate steel for light construction. Part of the Level Two welder qualification for American Welding Society (AWS).

Prerequisite: WLD 21 and NCCER Level Welding I Qualification

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WLD 26
Symbol Reading, Blue Print Interpretation and Computations
3 units

This course includes an introduction to blueprint reading and welding symbols interpretation as applied to measurement and computations of metal and pipe layouts. Included within the course are layout and marking tool techniques used in the welding industry. Techniques of fabrication, structured materials listing and assembly methods will be emphasized.

Prerequisite: WLD 21 and NCCER Level I Welding Qualification

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WLD 154
Shop Practices for Welders I
1–2 units

This is a supervised lab experience for first semester welding program students. Students will practice skills in oxyacetylene welding (OAW), oxy-fuel cutting (OFC), shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), and flux core arc welding (FCAW) in all positions (flat, vertical, horizontal and overhead). Students will also use a variety of freehand and automatic burning equipment including plasma arc cutting (PAC) units and air carbon arc cutting and gouging (CAC-A) units. This course may be repeated to a maximum of 2.00 units to complete the entire curriculum of the course. Pass/No Pass only. Open Entry/Open Exit.

Prerequisite: WLD 21 and NCCER Level I Welding Qualification

Corequisite: WLD 22, WLD 24, WLD 25, WLD 26, WLD 40

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Career Connections

2-Year Degree Paths

Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.

Example roles: 2

  • Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  • Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

4-Year Degree Paths

Roles that more often open up after transfer and a bachelor's degree.

No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the 4-year pathway for this program.

Graduate School Paths

Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.

No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the graduate-school pathway for this program.

Local Job Market

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersSOC 51-41223 nearby openings

Search keyword used: welding machine operator · Search window: last 90 days, 100-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $59,800/yr

Top employers in sample

  • Guardian Rail 1
  • Motive Energy 1
  • Nox Group 1

Where the postings are

  • Florin, Sacramento County 1
  • Reno, Washoe County 1
  • Woodland, Yolo County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Material HandlerNox Group · Reno, Washoe County · 7 days ago
  2. Railcar Repair Technician 1Guardian Rail · Woodland, Yolo County · 4 weeks ago
  3. Shop TechnicianMotive Energy · Florin, Sacramento County · 4 weeks ago

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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersSOC 51-41219 nearby openings

Search keyword used: welding · Search window: last 30 days, 25-mile radius · Avg listed salary: $76,353/yr

Top employers in sample

  • Feather Falls Casino 2
  • Pacific Coast Producers 2
  • Butte County 1
  • Papé Jobs 1
  • Tractor Supply Company 1

Where the postings are

  • Thermalito, Butte County 3
  • Las Plumas, Butte County 2
  • Butte Creek, Butte County 1
  • Chapmantown, Butte County 1
  • Chico, Butte County 1

Sample current postings

  1. Engineer IFeather Falls Casino · Las Plumas, Butte County · 3 days ago
  2. Senior Heavy Equipment MechanicButte County · Thermalito, Butte County · 4 days ago
  3. Engineer IFeather Falls Casino · Oroville, Butte County · 4 days ago
  4. Boiler MechanicPacific Coast Producers · Thermalito, Butte County · 7 days ago
  5. Industrial MechanicPacific Coast Producers · Thermalito, Butte County · 9 days ago

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Posting counts come from Adzuna's index of US job boards, covering the last up to 90 days within up to 100 miles of ZIP 95965. Coverage and salary visibility vary by employer. Empty searches expand the radius and posting window before the section gives up.

Source Notes

Course sequencing is generated from the Acadia Program Mapper cache. Career groupings use local CIP-to-SOC mappings and BLS occupation data when available. Confirm education plans with Counseling and Advising.

Live wage data was not available from the BLS helper for the mapped occupations, so some pay fields may be blank.

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