# Welding Technician (Certificate of Achievement)

Solano Community College · 2025-2026 Catalog · Department: Welding

Source: https://solano.elumenapp.com/catalog/catalog2025-2026/program/welding-technician-ca-fall-2024

**Minimum Units Required:** 15.0 units

The Welding Technician Certificate of Achievement prepares the graduate for employment as a welder or a welder helper in the metal trades. The major types of welding covered are shielded arc, acetylene gas welding, metal inert gas, tungsten inert gas, automatic and semiautomatic welding machines. A Certificate of Achievement can be obtained upon completion of the 15-unit Certificate Courses. All courses for this major must be completed with a minimum grade of C or a P if the course is taken on a Pass/No Pass basis. Completion of this program prepares the student to take the welders’ certification AWS D1.1 exam.

### Program Learning Outcomes

-   Demonstrate appropriate workplace safety policies and procedures during welding and fabrication operations.

-   Apply mathematical concepts to solve problems related to an industrial/technical environment.

-   Apply welding processes and the use of hand tools and shop equipment to fabricate projects.

-   Recognize and interpret technical drawings in the planning and fabrication of projects.

-   Demonstrate competency in major welding processes used in industry.

### Program Requirements

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Welding Technician (CA)** | | 15 |
| DRFT 079 | Blueprint Reading | 3 |
| ADVM 051 | Vocational Mathematics | 3 |
| WELD 130 | Beginning Shielded Metal Arc Welding* (Stick 7018/6010 Basic) | 3 |
| WELD 131 | Intermediate Shielded Metal Arc Welding* (Stick Welding) | 3 |
| WELD 132 | Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick Welding) | 3 |