Program entity
Southern Union State Community College
Wadley, Alabama · Public institution
- Address 750 Roberts St, Wadley, AL 36276
- Phone (256) 395-2211
- Website www.suscc.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $5,040
- Tuition (out-of-state) $8,910
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 41 (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
Southern Union State Community College's Welding Technology program is offered as an AAS degree through the Technical Education Department, structured as a competency-based program combining theory and hands-on instruction. Curriculum covers oxy-fuel cutting, carbon arc cutting, shielded metal arc welding, gas tungsten arc welding, flux cored arc welding, gas metal arc welding, pipe welding, and plasma arc cutting, plus blueprint reading and weld symbol interpretation. Students prepare for AWS Entry Level Welder certification and AWS SENSE Level 1 credentialing.
- Processes taught SMAW, GTAW, FCAW, GMAW, pipe welding, oxy-fuel cutting, carbon arc cutting, plasma arc cutting
- Credential types AAS degree
- Schedule competency-based (theory and hands-on practical application)
- Certifications prepped AWS Entry Level Welder certification; AWS SENSE Level 1
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
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