Welding
4 courses · Porterville College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026 · Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
WELD P113 Stainless Steel Weld
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Total lecture 36, total laboratory 54 hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course will provide welding students training in practice, theory, and skills in welding stainless steel. Both repair and factorization, as well as the concept of sanitary tube welding and fabrication, will be covered.
WELD P114 Blueprint Reading
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Total lecture 54 hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course provides students with a solid foundation in the fundamental concepts and theories of blueprint readings as well as welding assemblies, identifying ferrous metals, and preparing metal samples for students entering fabrication, construction, or welding engineering fields.
WELD P116 Arc and Gas Welding
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Total lecture 36 hours, laboratory 54 hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course covers the basic theory of oxyacetylene and arc welding equipment and processes. It also includes welding and/or cutting of mild steel in flat, vertical and overhead positions in sheet, plate and pipe.
WELD P118 Inert Gas Arc Welding
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Total lecture 36 hours, total laboratory 54 hours
- Transfers to
- CSU
This course is the Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW, MIG), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW, TIG), and Flux Cored Arc Welding, (FCAW) processes, in the flat, horizontal, vertical and over head positions. Plasma cutting , practical and theoretical, is part of the instruction. It also includes safety procedures, electrode selection, MIG and TIG process set-ups, Joint fit-up, materials identification, weld quality and testing. The focus is on theory and practice.