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    WELDING at Los Angeles Pierce College

    WELDING 461 - Advanced Shielded Metal Arc Welding

    Recent Professors
    Raymond Vergara, Sydney Grajeda
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Fall 2026
    Class Size
    Not published
    Difficulty
    6.6Demandingout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    WELDING 262 or IND TEK 262 with a grade of "C" or better.
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of WELDING 461
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Formerly IND TEK 461. Credit not given for both courses. Prerequisite: WELDING 262 or IND TEK 262 with a grade of "C" or better. This course will offer the advance shielded metal arc welding students an opportu- nity to prepare for the L.A. City Structural Steel AWS D1.1 Certification. There will be supervised practice and individual coaching in the Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) process. Welding will concentrate on building codes, fabrica- tion techniques, and testing.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 6:30pm–9:40pm, Sat 9:30am–4:00pm