Welding Program

The welding program at Palo Verde College prepares students for careers as welding engineers, manufacturing engineers, application engineers, sales engineers, and project engineer or manager. The program focuses on applying technical knowledge and skills to join or cut metal surfaces. Program course include: arc welding, resistance welding, brazing and soldering, cutting, high-energy beam welding and cutting, solid state welding, ferrous and non-ferrous materials, oxidation-reduction reactions, welding metallurgy, welding process and heat treating, structural design, safety, and codes and standards. Get more details below including other California colleges that offer welding program.

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Palo Verde College (Pacific)

3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA

If you want to get started in school, but aren't ready to shell out $7,500 a year, Palo Verde College may be the place for you.  Located in Riverside County in Southern California, PVC offers California residents a less expensive start.  Counselors will assist you in obtaining a two-year Associate in Science degree or transfer to a California State school, the University of California, or a private institution.

Classes are less than $50 per unit for in-state students and about $100 for Arizona residents because of a special Guest Agreement.  Out of state students will pay around $230 per unit.  Most classes are 3 or 4 units and tuition is collected at the beginning of each semester.

PVC is located near the Arizona/California border where the temperature tops 90°(f) most days.  PVC is situated in the Sonoran Desert near the Colorado River.  The school opened in 1947 with just 17 students and as of the latest reporting date, there were over 2,600.

Extended Opportunity Programs and Services helps to retain high-risk students such as those who have language or economic handicaps and those who have made previous unsuccessful attempts by motivating them and offering various methods of assistance.

These programs help to break down some of the barriers to education; they offer child care, meal assistance, as well as additional help in transferring to a four-year school and much more.

Students Enrolled in the Welding Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Palo Verde College has offered the following programs for students:

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Less Than Two-Year Award
• Associate's Degree

Students by Academic Level (2019)

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Welders, Cutters, and Welder Fitters

Description

Use hand-welding or flame-cutting equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, welders, cutters, and welder fitters employment is expected to grow at a rate of 3.6% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Stockton-Lodi, CA
  • Total Employment: 810
  • Average Hourly Rate: $19.68
  • Average Annual Salary: $40920

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

Description

Set up, operate, or tend welding, soldering, or brazing machines or robots that weld, braze, solder, or heat treat metal products, components, or assemblies. Includes workers who operate laser cutters or laser-beam machines.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -18.0% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Stockton-Lodi, CA
  • Total Employment: 40
  • Average Hourly Rate: $15.56
  • Average Annual Salary: $32360

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).