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Orange Coast College · Welding Technology

Michael Lannom

WELDA230 · WELDA120 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Take Mike for welding or metallurgy if you want a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerWelding expertHilariousStudent-focusedLecture heavyVery knowledgeable
  • Every review gives a 5 and students call him one of the .
  • He is highly knowledgeable, funny, and willing to help if you put in effort.
  • Metallurgy can be tough and lectures get dense, but paying attention works.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Students succeed with attention and questions, but metallurgy is tough and grades include A, A+, and B.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Core welding help is solid, yet metallurgy is described as tough with dense lectures.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory for these hands-on welding courses.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

All scored quality 5 with unanimous praise and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

70/100

Students report success when engaged; grades range from B to A+ with .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Lecture-heavy classes with attention demands, but .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students repeatedly call him among the , and helpful.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Reviews emphasize lectures, participation, and practical welding learning without a .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Universally praised in-person welding instructor who is smart, funny, and and lecture.

Main concern

He is busy during class and lectures can ramble or assume background knowledge.

What students said

“Mike is one of the .”
WELDA230
“Mike's metallurgy class was tough but a lot of fun.”
WELDA230
“great instructor! will go out of his way to help you if you are willing to try”
WELDA120

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 ; success is tied to lecture attention.

Lecture-based learningParticipation matters

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments stress paying attention in .

Lecture attention
“If you pay attention in lectures, you'll be fine.”
WELDA230

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Mike is one of the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“great instructor! will go out of his way to help you if you are willing to try”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“Mike is one of the .”

🧠 Knowledge Depth

94/100

“He's an incredibly smart guy and has a near-photographic memory.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • cracks jokes in class
  • His lectures can get a little boring but
  • He often goes off on tangents but that's part of what makes him so much fun

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Mike's metallurgy class was tough but a lot of fun
  • If you pay attention in lectures, you'll be fine
  • sometimes forgets to break it down even simpler

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • all around good guy
  • super accepting of students asking questions
  • really smart

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five consistently glowing reviews over years, but small sample and sparse grade or .

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

WELDA1203 reviews
WELDA2302 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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