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Welding program at Elite Welding Academy South Point
South Point, OH · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (513) 454-3200 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $12,800
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $6,100
- Listed cost
- $18,900
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,000 clock hours, 7 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 9
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 97 graduates
- $38,717
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $55,098
- 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, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
- $46,980
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
Elite Welding Academy South Point awarded 9 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $12,800 compares with a Ohio median wage of $50,340 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 0 | 1,000 clock hours, 7 months | $12,800 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 9 | 1,000 clock hours, 7 months | $12,800 |
On Ohio'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structural and Pipe WeldingCertificate/Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $14,432+ $4,468 books | Competency-based or withheld | 78.3% | 78.8% | Suppressed | 175 |
| Manufacturing Welding ProgramCertificate/Certification · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,835+ $924 books | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Structural WeldingCertificate - Completed apprenticeship · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $9,700+ $2,306 books | Competency-based or withheld | 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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