| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
| 2025-03-01 | - |
| 2025-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Welding Technology: Welding Fabrication and Layout at Cerritos College
Certificate of Achievement
This certificate 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 Pipe 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: Welding Fabrication and Layout
- Certificate of Achievement: 19.0 Units
Program Pathway
- Fall 2024, 1st Term: 9.0 Units
- WELD 120: Beginning Arc Welding (5.0 Units)
- WELD 149: Welding Shop Math (4.0 Units)
- Spring 2025, 2nd Term: 8.0 Units
- WELD 200: Intermediate Arc Welding (4.0 Units)
- WELD 159: Blueprint Reading for the Welding Trades (4.0 Units)
- Fall 2025, 3rd Term: 2.0 Units
- WELD 170: Structural Fabrication (2.0 Units)
Cerritos College
Overview:
Cerritos College is a community college located in Norwalk, California. It offers a wide range of academic programs, career training, and transfer pathways for students seeking to further their education. The college emphasizes inclusivity and diversity, creating a welcoming environment for all students.
Services Offered:
Cerritos College provides various services to support student success, including:
