{
  "college": "mt-san-antonio-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Welding",
  "id": "welding--welder-automotive-welding-cutting-modification-certificate",
  "name": "Welder - Automotive Welding, Cutting & Modification",
  "award": "Certificate",
  "department": "welding",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.mtsac.edu/programs/programsaz/welding/welder-automotive-welding-cutting-modification-certificate/",
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      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "**Technology and Health Division  \nAir Conditioning and Welding Department**  \nPrepares 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.\n\n#### Required Courses"
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 40",
          "title": "Introduction to Welding 1",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 50",
          "title": "Oxyacetylene Welding",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 51",
          "title": "Basic Electric Arc Welding",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 53A",
          "title": "Welding Metallurgy",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 60",
          "title": "Print Reading and Computations for Welders",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 70A",
          "title": "Beginning Arc Welding",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 70B",
          "title": "Intermediate Arc Welding",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 70C",
          "title": "Certification for Welders",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 80",
          "title": "Construction Fabrication and Welding",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 81",
          "title": "Pipe and Tube Welding",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 91",
          "title": "Automotive Welding, Cutting and Modification",
          "units": "1",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "28"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "1. Note: Any higher level welding courses may be substituted for WELD 40.\n\nAir Conditioning & Welding Website"
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Outcomes\n\n##### Program Learning Outcomes\n\n_Upon successful completion of this program, a student will:_\n\n-   be employed or seeking employment in the field or a related field.\n-   be technically competent.\n-   be able to perform the required practical projects used in GMAW welding and cutting.\n\nReview Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for this program."
    }
  ]
}