Program entity · AWS ATF co-located

Apex Technical School

Long Island City, New York · Private for-profit institution

Address 11-05 44th Drive, Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone (212) 645-3300
Website www.apexschool.com/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $18,400
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 110 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Long Island City, NY) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)

Program details

What this program covers

Apex Technical School offers a Combination Welding Technology program that can be completed in as little as 7 months (900 hours), combining classroom and shop practice with a maximum class size of 20 students. The curriculum covers oxyacetylene welding/cutting/brazing, SMAW (basic and advanced), GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, and plasma arc cutting, plus manual/automatic cutting, blueprint reading, and metal fabrication. Day and evening schedules are available with classes starting every few weeks.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, oxyacetylene, plasma arc cutting
Program length 900 hours / as little as 7 months
Schedule Day and evening; classes start every few weeks
Financial aid Eligible students may apply for federal student aid (grants and loans)

Source: https://www.apexschool.com/, 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