Program entity
Southeast Arkansas College
Pine Bluff, Arkansas · Public institution
- Address 1900 S Hazel Street, Pine Bluff, AR 71603
- Phone (870) 543-5900
- Website https://www.seark.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $5,200
- Tuition (out-of-state) $8,650
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 58 (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
Southeast Arkansas College's Welding Technology program offers an Associate of Applied Science degree plus separate Certificates of Proficiency in MIG, Shielded Metal Arc, and TIG welding. Coursework includes basic welding, arc welding, MIG, TIG, and either pipe welding or welding layout, with a high school diploma or GED required for admission. The page cites AWS welding certification opportunities and a projected 9% job growth (2016-2026) with a $60,460 median wage in Arkansas.
- Processes taught basic welding, arc welding, MIG, TIG, pipe welding/welding layout
- Credential types AAS, Certificates of Proficiency (MIG, SMAW, TIG)
- Certifications prepped AWS welding certification opportunities
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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