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Orange Coast College · Welding Technology

Troy Johnson

WELDA130 · WELDA140 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

if you value field experience and ; avoid if you need reliable demos and structure.

Best fit · Self Taught ProIndustry experiencePolarized reviewsLab management issuesLate and tiredSupportive of women welders
  • Many praise his deep welding industry experience from aerospace to pipelines.
  • Multiple reviews slam chronic lateness, falling asleep, weak demos, and lost lab time.
  • Experience can shine when he engages, but class management is a serious risk.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Difficulty stays low but grades reported as A- and B with uneven teaching support so an A is not free.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Difficulty ratings are mostly low and content is hands-on welding rather than heavy theory.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

as mandatory.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

About four in , but strong 1-star reviews warn about unreliability.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

; reported grades are mixed and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Light

72/100

Complaints focus on time waste and missing .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Industry knowledge is strong but lectures and .

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Welding lab practice dominates; one review notes little testing or handouts.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

real-world expertise and critics of lateness, sleepiness, and poor lab control.

Main concern

Chronic late starts and .

What students said

“He was late to every single class. He showed up tired and on 6 occasions fell asleep”
WELDA130
“Lots of experience in different welding fields. aerospace (spacex) Oil and gas and structural steel.”
WELDA140

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews do .

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; lab skill work is the focus.

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's funny and relatable. But that's where the pros end. He was late to every single class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews, highlighting expertise versus reliability. Credibility rating: Medium.

🔧 Industry Expertise

80/100

“He has extensive experience in the field everything from aerospace to pipelines”

⚠️ Class Management

25/100

“Lectures started 5-15 minutes late, and went 30 minutes to 1. .”

👍 Recommendation Split

62/100

“He is inclusive and makes me feel welcome as well.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • great welding instructor at OCC
  • terrible lecturer and
  • rarely did demos more than one time

Theme 2

📈 About Reliability

  • late to every single class
  • on 6 occasions fell asleep either in the class or out in the welding lab
  • Some days we couldn't even weld.

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five in-person reviews across 2021-2024 show consistent polarization on reliability versus expertise.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

WELDA1403 reviews
WELDA1302 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1