{
  "college": "victor-valley-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Welding",
  "id": "welding--welding-as",
  "name": "Welding",
  "award": "AS",
  "department": "welding",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.vvc.edu/degrees-certificates/welding/welding-as/",
  "blocks": [
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      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "**State Control Number:** 04947  \n**Program Code:** WELD.VVCGE.AS or WELD.CALGETC.AS  \n**Program Length:** 24 months  \n**Approved for Federal Financial Aid:** Yes"
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Requirements\n\nTo earn this degree, complete all of the following graduation requirements:\n\n-   60 minimum degree-applicable units (including a maximum 4 units of activity) and 12 degree-applicable units through VVC;\n-   the major coursework with \"C\" grades or higher;\n-   the VVC General Education (plus American Institutions and Kinesiology Competencies) or CalGETC pattern; and\n-   2.0 minimum overall degree-applicable GPA.\n\nCourses may be double-counted in the major, general education, and/or competencies. Courses counted towards one AA/AS major may be used in another AA/AS major."
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
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          "type": "comment",
          "text": "Required Courses"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 51",
          "title": "Oxyacetylene Welding, Cutting & Brazing",
          "units": "4.0",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 52",
          "title": "Shielded Metal Arc Welding Basic",
          "units": "4.0",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 53",
          "title": "Shielded Metal Arc Welding Advanced",
          "units": "4.0",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 57A",
          "title": "Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Basic",
          "units": "2.0",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 57B",
          "title": "Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Advanced",
          "units": "2.0",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 58A",
          "title": "Gas Metal Arc Welding Basic",
          "units": "2.0",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 58B",
          "title": "Gas Metal Arc Welding Advanced",
          "units": "2.0",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "WELD 59",
          "title": "Welding Symbols and Blueprint Reading",
          "units": "1.0",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "21"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "### Program Map\n\n#### Suggested Plan of Study\n\nCareer, salary, and labor market data information."
    }
  ]
}