Program entity

Aiken Technical College

Graniteville, South Carolina · Public institution

Address 2276 Jefferson Davis Highway, Graniteville, SC 29829
Phone (803) 508-7263
Website https://www.atc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,174
Tuition (out-of-state) $7,924
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 14 (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

Aiken Technical College offers welding training through three credential paths: a Basic Welding Certificate, an Advanced Welding Certificate, and an Associate in Applied Science in General Technology with a welding technology emphasis, the latter a two-year full-time program. The program covers welding practices, theory and techniques, metallurgy, quality assurance, and welding design, and states it prepares students for industry-recognized certifications without naming specific ones. Estimated AAS tuition is listed at $14,000 for Aiken County SC, Richmond County GA, and Columbia County GA residents, before aid.

Credential types Certificate (Basic Welding); Certificate (Advanced Welding); Associate in Applied Science (General Technology, Welding Technology emphasis)
Program length 2 years, full time (AAS)

Source: https://www.atc.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