Program Overview

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Welding Technology: Pipe Welding at Cerritos College

Associate of Science

This Associate of Science degree program includes coursework that is specifically designed to teach students how to custom fabricate pipe into real-world applications like those found in power plants and oil refineries. Students in the program will learn the technical aspects of pipe welding data and will develop the hands-on skills leading to Pipe Welding Certifications. The program also includes coursework (including an Advanced Arc Welding Laboratory) which prepares students for multiple structural steel welder certifications. Students completing this program will obtain the necessary technical knowledge, practical welding skills, and welding certifications required to enter the workforce as a skilled welder.

Salary, Growth and Careers

Salary

Careers associated with this program have a salary range from $39,000 to $108,000 with an average salary of $57,000.

Growth

Career opportunities for this program are expected to shrink nationwide from 2022 to 2032.

Careers

• Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: -8.4%
  • Average Salary: $49,000
  • Salary Range: $39,000 - $55,000
• Calibration Technologists and Technicians and Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
  • Education Level: Associate's degree
  • Job Growth: +4.4%
  • Average Salary: $68,000
  • Salary Range: $42,000 - $108,000
• Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: -16.4%
  • Average Salary: $55,000
  • Salary Range: $46,000 - $64,000
• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
  • Education Level: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Job Growth: +1.4%
  • Average Salary: $59,000
  • Salary Range: $46,000 - $65,000

Program Map

Welding Technology: Pipe Welding

Associate of Science

60.0 - 66.5 Units

• Major Course
• General Education Course
• Elective Course
• Milestone
• Offers Microcredential

Fall 2024

1st Term

16.0 - 16.5 UNITS

• MAJ WELD 120: Beginning Arc Welding (5.0 Units)
• MAJ WELD 149: Welding Shop Math (4.0 Units)
• GEN English Composition (4.0 - 4.5 Units)
• ELEC Elective (3.0 Units)
• MILE Department Information

Spring 2025

2nd Term

15.0 UNITS

• MAJ WELD 200: Intermediate Arc Welding (4.0 Units)
• MAJ WELD 159: Blueprint Reading for the Welding Trades (4.0 Units)
• GEN Proficiency: Mathematics (4.0 Units)
• GEN Proficiency: Health & Wellness (1.0 Units)
• ELEC Elective (2.0 Units)

Fall 2025

3rd Term

16.0 - 18.0 UNITS

• MAJ WELD 210L: Advanced Arc Welding Laboratory (2.0 Units)
• MAJ WELD 153: Pipe Layout (2.0 Units)
• GEN U.S. History or Government (3.0 Units)
• GEN Communication and Analytical Thinking (3.0 - 5.0 Units)
• ELEC Elective (3.0 Units)
• ELEC Elective (3.0 Units)

Spring 2026

4th Term

13.0 - 17.0 UNITS

• MAJ WELD 252L: Pipe Welding Level 1 (2.0 Units)
• GEN Humanities (3.0 - 5.0 Units)
• GEN Natural Sciences (3.0 - 5.0 Units)
• GEN GE or Elective (0.0 Units)
• ELEC Elective (3.0 Units)
• ELEC Elective (2.0 Units)