Program entity

Randolph Community College

Asheboro, North Carolina · Public institution

Address 629 Industrial Park Ave, Asheboro, NC 27205
Phone (336) 633-0200
Website https://www.randolph.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,416
Tuition (out-of-state) $8,176
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 49 (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

Randolph Community College offers welding through a Diploma (D50420, 44 semester hours), an Evening Diploma (D50420E, 44 semester hours), a Structural Certificate (18 semester hours), a MIG Certificate (12 semester hours), and a TIG Certificate (12 semester hours), covering SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, and cutting processes. The program is taught at RCC's Archdale Center and is an AWS Accredited Testing Facility offering certification testing ($300-$900), preparing students for AWS certification across eight codes/standards plus SENSE certificates for SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and FCAW.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, GTAW/TIG, FCAW
Credential types diploma, evening diploma, Structural certificate, MIG certificate, TIG certificate
Program length full-time diploma 1 year; evening diploma about 2 years; certificates 1-2 semesters
Schedule day and evening options
Certifications prepped AWS certification (eight codes/standards); AWS SENSE certificates (SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW)
Facilities Archdale Center, 110 Park Drive, Archdale, NC; AWS Accredited Testing Facility

Source: https://www.randolph.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