Port of Los Angeles High School

Welding, Construction, Electrical and Plumbing

Unique Program Components

    • For the past four years, POLAHS has implemented ambitious, successful skilled trades summer programs and continues to expand their scope and take the program to new heights. 
    • Students enrolled in skilled trades pathways during the school year are invited to participate in this rigorous summer program. 
    • Partnering with Dynamic Education, students can pursue advanced journeymen level credentials in welding, construction, electrical and plumbing. 

 

“If you learn how to weld, you can own a company, you can be a contractor, you can be a foreman.’’

Pam Richardson, welding instructor, Port of Los Angeles High School

The Impact

$1,000,000

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Past Prize Winners

More than 100 teachers across the U.S. have been awarded the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence.

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Port of Los Angeles High School

Students Earn Advanced Skilled Trades Industry-Based Credentials

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Skilled Trades Program Snapshot

  • Service Area: San Pedro
  • Skilled Trade: Welding, Construction, Electrical & Plumbing
  • 2025 Enrollment: 84 
  • Program Length: Summer – six weeks, 92 hours
  • Credentials Offered: American Welding Society (AWS) & National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)
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About Port of Los Angeles High School

POLAHS inspires and educates all students by integrating a maritime theme into a rigorous, college-preparatory curriculum and pathways in Career Technical Education. It is one of the few high schools in LA County that offers multiple skilled trades pathways during the school year, including marine transportation, construction (residential and commercial) and welding.

 
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“Why wait to get to college or outside of high school to take on this new skill when they can do it in high school and already have a head start,”

Julianna Espinoza, POLAH graduate