WELDING SCHOOL NEAR HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA: LEARN TO WELD IN SOCAL!

Universal Technical Institute (UTI) is a welding school near Huntington Beach, CA, with a supportive, hands-on learning environment that can help prepare aspiring welders for the field. Read on to learn how we help get students career-ready in less than nine months.¹

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual salary for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, metropolitan area was $48,860 in May 2022.²⁶ This means half earned more and half earned less. Keep in mind that salary depends on several factors, including experience, employer, demand and cost of living in the area.

And of all 50 states, California had the second-highest employment level of welders in May 2021!

Tour our campus! Getting to UTI Long Beach from Huntington Beach is simple. Here’s how:

1. Take Orange Ave to CA-1 N. (0.6 miles)
1. Head northwest on Orange Ave toward Main St. (0.3 miles)
2. Turn left onto 9th St. (0.2 miles)
2. Turn right onto CA-1 N. (7.7 miles)
3. Get on CA-22 W/I-405 N. (3 miles)
1. Turn right onto Seal Beach Blvd. (2.8 miles)
2. Take the ramp onto CA-22 W/I-405 N. (0.2 miles)
4. Continue on I-405 N to Long Beach. (6.3 miles)
1. Merge onto CA-22 W/I-405 N. (4.5 miles)
2. Use the right two lanes to take Exit 27 for CA-19 S/Lakewood Blvd toward Long Beach Airport. (0.2 miles)
3. Keep right at the fork and follow the signs for CA-19 N/Lakewood Blvd N/Long Beach Airport/L.B. City College/Devry University and merge onto CA-19 N/N Lakewood Blvd. (1.6 miles)
5. Continue on E Contant St. (0.3 miles)
1. Turn left onto E Contant St. (0.2 miles)
2. Turn right on Worsham Ave. (213 feet)
3. Take the next right. (79 feet)
4. Take the next left, and UTI Long Beach will be on the right. (66 feet)

This 51-week program helps prepare students to test for ASE certification after graduation!⁷ They can graduate with one of the two years of hands-on experience necessary to test for certification, an Associate of Occupational Studies degree, and the knowledge needed to pursue entry-level careers as auto techs, service advisors, parts techs or smog inspectors!^1,77

Our 51- to 54-week auto body repair program has a hands-on curriculum that teaches students to safely and accurately restore vehicles damaged by collision. Graduates can earn valuable I-CAR credentials, a diploma and the skillset needed to pursue entry-level roles as collision repair techs, estimators, appraisers or inspectors.¹

The 45-week diesel training program teaches students the basics of diesel-engine service and repair.⁷ Graduates earn a diploma and the knowledge needed to take ASE certification exams. They may also pursue entry-level careers as diesel, agricultural, power gen or heavy equipment repair techs!¹

Our 18-month airframe and powerplant program offers comprehensive courses that teach students how to maintain, inspect and troubleshoot different aircraft per FAA standards. Graduates earn a diploma and can begin looking for entry-level A&P mechanic roles after graduating!⁷⁹