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Welding Schools in South Carolina
Colleges and schools: 16
Programs
16
all sources
Median pay
$49,980
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
On the WIOA list
10
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in South Carolina: the figures
- Programs we list
- 16 in South Carolina: 16 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 15 public and 1 private; 1,604 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 16 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $49,980 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in South Carolina, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in South Carolina: 193 programs from 62 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 10 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 10 welding programs on South Carolina's list; middle values: 81.1% of students who exited completed (8 programs report it); 79.2% were employed in the second quarter after exit (8); $8,752 median earnings in that quarter (8) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 1 South Carolina metro area has a page; the largest list, Greenville, has 3 programs.
By metro area
- Greenville area3 programs · median pay $49,130
Every welding program in South Carolina
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Technical College | Graniteville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| ArclabsWIOA list | Piedmont | Certificate | $27,600 | 8 months | 599 |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 62 |
| Denmark Technical College | Denmark | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 74 |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 88 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 62 |
| Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 86 |
| Northeastern Technical College | Cheraw | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 42 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 193 |
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 83 |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 201 |
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| Williamsburg Technical College | Kingstree | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 70 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, South Carolina, read October 8, 2026.
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