{
  "college": "palo-verde-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Welding",
  "id": "welding-technology-certificate-of-achievement",
  "name": "Welding Technology",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "welding",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.paloverde.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=2&poid=154",
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      "markdown": "Credits: 18.0\n\nThe Welding Technology program provides students with a basic background in welding, construction, and fabrication. Students will find employment in the broad spectrum of opportunities available in the welding industry. The program also provides continuing education for those already employed as welders and to other professions related to welding technology.\n\n## Program Outcomes\n\n1.  Acquired fundamental grounding in communications, science, mathematics, humanities, the social sciences, and self-development in preparation for an occupation, and possible transfer to a four-year institution.\n2.  The ability to describe the health and safety practices used in Gas Metal Arc Welding and Flux Core Arc Welding\n3.  Acquired fundamental grounding in communications, science, mathematics, humanities, the social sciences, and self-development in preparation for an occupation, and possible transfer to a four-year institution.\n\n### Program Requirements\n\n#### Required Core Courses - Total 12 Credits"
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          "type": "course",
          "code": "WEL 101",
          "title": "Shielded Metal Arc Welding",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WEL 100",
          "title": "Oxyacetylene Gas Welding",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WEL 103",
          "title": "Basic Gas Tungsten Arc Welding",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WEL 102",
          "title": "Basic Gas Metal Arc Welding",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        }
      ]
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    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "#### Restricted Electives - Total 6 Minimum Credits"
    },
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        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WEL 200",
          "title": "Advanced Gas Metal Arc Welding",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WEL 201",
          "title": "Advanced Gas Tungsten Arc Welding",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WEL 202",
          "title": "Advanced Oxyacetylene Gas Welding",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WEL 203",
          "title": "Consolidated Welding",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}