Program entity

Refrigeration School Inc

Phoenix, Arizona · Private for-profit institution

Address 4210 E Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034-1816
Phone (602) 275-7133
Website https://www.rsi.edu/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $23,625
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 258 (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

Refrigeration School Inc's Welding Specialist program, confirmed offered at the Phoenix, AZ campus, is a diploma program covering SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW plus structural and pipe welding in multiple positions, completed in approximately 7 months of full-time training. The page states a hybrid delivery model with online theoretical coursework and campus lab time (5 hours per day, 4 days a week), and lists morning, afternoon, evening, and weekend schedule options. It states the program is designed to help students prepare for American Welding Society certification and lists federal financial aid, scholarships, grants, GI Bill benefits, and payment plans.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW; structural welding; pipe welding
Credential types Diploma
Program length Approximately 7 months, full-time
Schedule Morning, afternoon, evening weekday options; weekend hybrid (Tue/Thu classroom, Sat/Sun lab); online theory plus campus lab; lab 5 hours/day, 4 days/week
Certifications prepped AWS (American Welding Society) welder certification
Facilities Welding machines, plasma and track cutters, bench grinders
Financial aid Federal financial aid, scholarships, grants, GI Bill, payment plans

Source: https://www.rsi.edu/programs/welding-specialist/, 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