Welding Technology
Certificate of Achievement
Program Details
The Welding Technology Certificate is designed to prepare students to apply a variety of welding processes in the workplace. This certificate requires a total of 23-29 units. A minimum grade of C is required in each course taken. At least one half of the units toward the certificate must be completed at Fullerton College.
Welding Technology Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists
High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 47,010
- High salary: 114,630
- Average salary: 77390
Photonics Technicians
Associate's degree, High school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 47,010
- High salary: 114,630
- Average salary: 77390
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
High school diploma/GED, No high school diploma/GED
- Job growth: Declining
- Low salary: 38,130
- High salary: 75,850
- Average salary: 51000
All Careers in Welding Technology (4)
| Non-Destructive Testing Specialists | High school diploma/GED | Stable | 77,390 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photonics Technicians | Associate's degree, High school diploma/GED | Stable | 77,390 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | High school diploma/GED, No high school diploma/GED | Declining | 51,000 |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | Certificate after high school, High school diploma/GED | Declining | 47,060 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Demonstrate code compliant requirements for Welding.
- Demonstrate one or more of the five core welding processes and applied relevant safety practices.