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Welding program at Arclabs
Piedmont, SC · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (864) 236-9995 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks)
- $27,600
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,400
- Listed cost
- $29,000
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,300 clock hours, 8 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 599
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 606 graduates
- $34,843
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $48,541
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $101 a month over 10 years
- $9,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC
- $49,130
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Arclabs awarded 599 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $27,600 compares with a South Carolina median wage of $49,980 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (under 12 weeks) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 9 | 1,300 clock hours, 8 months | $27,600 |
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 6 | 1,300 clock hours, 8 months | $27,600 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 584 | 1,300 clock hours, 8 months | $27,600 |
On South Carolina's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 Hour Specific Process WeldingIndustry-Recognized Certificate or Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,880+ $700 books | 7 weeks, 40 hours a week | 73.9% | 92% | $9,397 | 23 |
| 280 Hour Specific Process Welding with OSHA 10An industry-recognized certificate or certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,880+ $875 books | 7 weeks, 40 hours a week | 61.5% | 71.4% | $8,293 | 13 |
| 900 Hour Advanced WeldingAdvanced Welding · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $20,300+ $1,375 books | 26 weeks, 38 hours a week | 71.4% | 79.1% | $8,849 | 723 |
| 400 Hour Welding, including Certificate With OSHA Training400 Hour Advanced Welding Class including OSHA · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $8,400+ $875 books | 12 weeks, 36 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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