AI Rate Professor

Welding

Josh Ralls

55C · WELDB74B · WELDB1B · W3LDING · WELDING0 · WELD666 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
72.73%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want a hands-on welding instructor and can keep up with participation and practice.

Best fit · Effort For RewardGives good feedbackParticipation mattersHelpful demonstrationsMixed workload reportsKnowledgeable
  • Most students praise Josh Ralls as helpful, knowledgeable, and hands-on.
  • A smaller cluster of , and .
  • Attendance and participation matter in many reviews, so skipping is risky.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

Many students earned A-range grades, but , and help-seeking still matter.

All grade and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Welding practice is manageable with his demonstrations, but several reviews rate the course hard or work-heavy.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they show both easy demonstrations and harder workload complaints.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Many reviews report mandatory attendance or warn that skipping will hurt performance.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

73/100

, but a few strongly negative reviews lower confidence.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

65/100

Several students report A-range grades and , but and heavy work.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

50/100

Positive reviews describe short lectures and lab time, while negative reviews mention lots of homework and papers.

Format shift

All and is mixed.

Teaching experience

Good

75/100

Most comments praise his demonstrations and help, but several reviews report poor support and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and tests, so assessment appears mixed rather than exam-only.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mostly positive, especially about demonstrations and direct help, but several reviews describe heavy work and tests.

Main concern

Some students report lots of , and .

What students said

“Very understanding professor and will help you out no matter what. .”
WELDB1B
“He literally takes days to respond or .”
WELDB74B

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The , though some reviews also describe the class as test heavy.

Open Notes TestsTests MentionedReviews do not clearly prove proctoring

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and one review says most tests are open notes.

Open Notes TestsTests Mentioned
“most of .”
WELDB74B
“TEST HEAVY”
WELD666

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Very understanding professor and will help you out no matter what. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

75/100

“ and makes sure you understand what hes talking about.”

👍 Recommendation Level

73/100

“Very understanding professor and will help you out no matter what. .”

⚖️ Workload Balance

50/100

“He literally takes days to respond or .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and makes sure you understand what hes talking about.
  • Mr. Ralls takes the time and even demos for you inside the welding booth if you need the extra help.
  • He tries to keep his lectures as short as possible, and most of .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Workload

  • not good
  • I was struggling to understand the hw and needed help.

Theme 3

🤝 About Helpfulness

  • Very understanding professor and will help you out no matter what. .
  • Ralls was always there to pick me back up and motivate me .
  • He always trys to help in any way that he can

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

There are 12 reviews across many years with detailed and partly conflicting experiences, giving a useful but mixed signal.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

WELDB74B5 reviews
WELDB1B3 reviews
55C1 review
W3LDING1 review
WELD6661 review
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WELDING01 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 1 · A- 2

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values