Program entity

Reid State Technical College

Evergreen, Alabama · Public institution

Address 100 and Hwy 83, Evergreen, AL 36401
Phone (251) 578-1313
Website www.rstc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,454
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,324
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 17 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located No (No AWS ATF facility found in this city+state in the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025, 200 domestic facilities) -- not a gap, a computed negative match.)

Program details

What this program covers

Reid State Technical College's welding technology program (site now at reidstate.edu; www.rstc.edu redirects there) offers an Associate of Occupational Technology degree (6 semesters full-time), a Long-Term Certificate (4 semesters full-time), and a Short-Term Certificate (2 semesters full-time). Instruction covers flux-core, stick (SMAW), GMAW structural welding, and GTAW pipe welding to AWS certification standards, preparing graduates for manufacturing fabrication, shipbuilding, aerospace, and automotive manufacturing roles.

Processes taught FCAW/flux-core, SMAW/stick, GMAW structural welding, GTAW pipe welding
Credential types Associate of Occupational Technology; Long-Term Certificate; Short-Term Certificate
Program length Degree 6 semesters; Long-Term Certificate 4 semesters; Short-Term Certificate 2 semesters
Certifications prepped AWS Certification standards

Source: https://www.reidstate.edu/weldingtechnology, retrieved 2026-08-05

Sources & provenance

Identity IPEDS Directory (HD component) via Urban Institute Education Data API (2023) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Completions IPEDS Completions (C2023_A, NCES bulk file) (2023 (2022-23 academic year)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Tuition College Scorecard institution-level bulk CSV (Most Recent Cohorts) (most-recent-cohort (exact AY not labeled in bulk file; file release timestamp 2026-06-10)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Atf AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (aws-p-001-delivery.sitecorecontenthub.cloud/api/public/content/AWS-ATF-Domestic-Site-Listing), dated 6.25.2025, GET-fetched and parsed with pdftotext; 200 facility records extracted (city+state); co-location = program's city+state matches an ATF facility's city+state (2025 (6.25.2025 listing)) , retrieved 2026-08-04