Buildings. Bridges. Pipelines. Sculpture. Welding is the skill of using technology and tools to join metals. Learn welding, and your career possibilities are wide open: Welders apply their skills to build, fabricate and repair metal structures and items of all types, including fine art sculptures. Through the OCC Career Advantage welding program, you can gain the skills you need to enter the field or build on your existing skills to specialize – and earn higher pay – within a specific area. Skilled welders are in high demand and earn high wages. Read on to learn more about the Welding Technology programs at OCC.
A sampling of courses for these careers
- Arc and Oxy-acetylene Welding
- Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
- Blueprint Reading
- Orbital Welding
- Mathematics and Fabrication Layout for Welders
- Pipe Welding
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Complete one of our certificate programs, and you’ll be well-prepared to enter a career in welding.
Build upon your skills if you’re already employed in the field. Or earn an associate degree for even greater advancement opportunities.
- IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS EARN: CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
- BUILD ON YOUR Skillset WITH A: CERTIFICATE OF SPECIALIZATION
- OR EARN YOUR ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN UNDER 4 YEARS
View program detail in course catalog.
Welding Technology
Learn the skills you need to take a welding certification test or upgrade your current welding skills to advance in your career. This program will prepare you for a position as a welding technician, inspector, engineer and supervisor or will give you the credits you need to transfer to a California State University engineering program or the welding engineering degree program at Ohio State University.
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Basic Welding (SMAW) - Skills Certificate
Master basic shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) Levels I, II, III or IV.
Intermediate Welding (SMAW) - Skills Certificate
Master intermediate shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) Levels V or VI, and acquire the skills you need to take a welding qualification test for certification, which may be required for employment.
Advanced Welding (SMAW)
Master first-level advanced welding in shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) Levels VII, VIII and IX, and acquire the skills you need to take a welding qualification test for certification, which may be required for employment.
Advanced I Welding (FCAW)
Master first-level advanced welding in flux-cored arc welding (FCAW) Levels I, II and/or IV, and acquire the skills you need to take a welding qualification test for certification, which may be required for employment.
Advanced II Welding (FCAW)
Master second-level advanced welding in flux-cored arc welding (FCAW) Levels V, VI, VII, VIII or IX, and acquire the skills you need to take a welding qualification test for certification, which may be required for employment.
Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
Master the skills necessary for gas metal arc welding (GMAW) Levels I, II, III, IV or V, and acquire the skills you need to take a welding qualification test for certification, which may be required for employment.
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
Master the skills necessary for gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) Level I, and acquire the skills you need to take a welding qualification test for certification, which may be required for employment.
Orbital Welding
Prepare for an entry-level position in the piping industry. Perform welds on pipe or tubing using orbital welding equipment to the standards of AWS and ASME Code.
Pipe
Master the skills necessary for pipe Levels I and/or II, and acquire the skills you need to take a welding qualification test for certification, which may be required for employment.
View program detail in course catalog.
Welding Technology
Complete the Welding Technology Certificate of Achievement and the Associate in Science graduation requirements to earn an associate degree. This program will prepare you for a position as a welding technician, inspector, engineer and supervisor or will give you the credits you need to transfer to a California State University engineering program or the welding engineering degree program at Ohio State University. Learn the skills you need to take a welding certification test or upgrade your current welding skills to advance in your career.
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Did you know?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, people who have a certificate as
their highest level of education earned, on average, 20 percent more than
those whose highest education level is a high school diploma.
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Katie Ottoson, M.S.
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Career Services
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Counselor, Technology
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