# Welding (WELD) courses

Victor Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 13 courses

Source: https://catalog.vvc.edu/course-descriptions/weld/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027.

### WELD 51 — Oxyacetylene Welding, Cutting & Brazing

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 36 lecture hours; 108 lab hours
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/summer-2026/weld.md); Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/weld.md)

Develops entry-level skills for the welder in gas welding, braze welding and oxy-fuel cutting. Offered Fall/Spring semesters. Two hours lecture, four hours laboratory per week.

### WELD 52 — Shielded Metal Arc Welding Basic

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 36 lecture hours; 108 lab hours
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/summer-2026/weld.md); Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/weld.md)

Develops entry-level shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) skills for the welder.

### WELD 53 — Shielded Metal Arc Welding Advanced

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 36 lecture hours; 108 lab hours
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/summer-2026/weld.md); Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld.md); Spring 2027, 2 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/weld.md)

Develops skills to produce high quality multi-pass all position groove welds with and without backing.

### WELD 57A — Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Basic

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 18 lecture hours; 54 lab hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/weld.md)

Develops entry level gas tungsten arc welding skills; setting up and adjusting equipment, and in position welding on mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum.

### WELD 57B — Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Advanced

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 18 lecture hours; 54 lab hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/weld.md)

Develops advanced gas tungsten arc welding skills in out-of-position welding on mild steel, stainless steel and aluminum.

### WELD 58A — Gas Metal Arc Welding Basic

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 18 lecture hours; 54 lab hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/weld.md)

Develops entry-level skills in gas metal arc welding. Specifically develops skills on all position groove and fillet welds, set-up, adjustment and equipment maintenance.

### WELD 58B — Gas Metal Arc Welding Advanced

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 18 lecture hours; 54 lab hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld.md); Spring 2027, 3 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/weld.md)

Develops advanced skills in gas metal arc welding. Specifically develops skills on single-vee groove butt joints in all positions and weld qualification practice.

### WELD 59 — Welding Symbols and Blueprint Reading

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 18 lecture hours
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld.md); Winter 2027, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/winter-2027/weld.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/spring-2027/weld.md)

Develops a technical understanding of engineering drawings and use of information to communicate instructions from the design to the welder and fitter to achieve design objectives.

### WELD 60A — Welding Laboratory Shield Metal Arc Welding

- **Units:** 1-2
- **Hours:** 108 lab hours
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/summer-2026/weld.md); Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld.md)

A laboratory class to develop skills in arc welding and welder qualification preparation. Offered Fall, Spring,and Summer sessions. Forty-eight hours of laboratory experience qualifies for 1 unit of credit. (No prerequisite)

### WELD 60B — Welding Laboratory Gas Tungsten Arc Welding

- **Units:** 1-2
- **Hours:** 108 lab hours
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/summer-2026/weld.md); Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld.md)

A laboratory class to develop skills in gas tungsten arc welding, and welder performance qualification. Offered Fall/Spring/Summer sessions. Forty-eight hours of laboratory experience qualifies for 1 unit of credit.

### WELD 60C — Welding Laboratory Gas Metal Arc Welding

- **Units:** 1-2
- **Hours:** 108 lab hours
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/summer-2026/weld.md); Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld.md)

A laboratory class to develop skills in gas metal arc welding, and welder performance qualification. Offered Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer sessions. Forty-eight hours of laboratory experience qualifies for 1 unit of credit.

### WELD 60D — Welding Laboratory FCAW

- **Units:** 1-2
- **Hours:** 108 lab hours
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/summer-2026/weld.md); Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/victor-valley-college/schedule/fall-2026/weld.md)

A laboratory class to develop skills in flux cored arc welding or welder performance qualification. Offered Fall/Spring/Summer sessions. Forty-eight hours of laboratory experience qualifies for 1 unit of credit.

### WELD 99 — Independent Study

- **Units:** 0.5-4
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules

n/a