Program entity

Southern Arkansas University Tech

Camden, Arkansas · Public institution

Address 6415 Spellman Road, Camden, AR 71701-1906
Phone (870) 574-4500
Website www.sautech.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,040
Tuition (out-of-state) $6,480
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 30 (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 Arkansas University Tech's 'Welding Academy of South Arkansas' is a 9-month Technical Certificate program covering pipe welding, aluminum welding, structural welding, TIG welding, and fabrication techniques aligned with American Welding Society standards, taught by AWS-certified instructors. The in-person program cites starting wages of $25-$45+ per hour in construction, shipbuilding, pipelines, oil & gas, and manufacturing, and notes that students may access grants, scholarships, and loans.

Processes taught pipe welding, aluminum welding, structural welding, TIG welding
Credential types Technical Certificate
Program length 9 months
Schedule in-person
Certifications prepped AWS-aligned curriculum, AWS-certified instructors
Financial aid Grants, Scholarships, Loans

Source: https://www.sautech.edu/, 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