Program entity
· AWS ATF co-located
Arclabs
Piedmont, South Carolina · Private for-profit institution
- Address 2615 Highway 153, B-3, Piedmont, SC 29673
- Phone (864) 236-9995
- Website https://www.arclabs.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) Not available
- Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
- Program total cost $20,300
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 475 (latest reported year)
- AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Piedmont, SC) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)
Program details
What this program covers
Arclabs' Advanced Welding Program is a 900-hour structural welding course, over 95% hands-on, preparing entry-level welders across GMAW, SMAW, FCAW, and GTAW, plus oxy-fuel and plasma arc cutting, with an optional GTAW pipe elective. Students complete qualification tests in 3G and 4G positions for SMAW and GTAW, with curriculum referencing AWS D1.1 and ASME Section IX codes. Financial aid, scholarships, grants, FAFSA assistance, and veteran benefits are noted as available; Arclabs also offers a longer Master Welder Program (1,300 hours) and shorter Specialty Seminars (70 hours) across seven campuses in SC and TX.
- Processes taught GMAW, SMAW, FCAW, GTAW, oxy-fuel cutting, plasma arc cutting; optional GTAW pipe elective
- Credential types Advanced Welding Program (900-hour program); also Master Welder Program (1,300 hrs) and Specialty Seminars (70 hrs)
- Program length 900 hours (approx. six months); Master Welder Program 1,300 hours
- Certifications prepped 3G/4G qualification testing for SMAW and GTAW; curriculum references AWS D1.1 and ASME Section IX
- Financial aid Financial aid, scholarships, grants, FAFSA assistance, veteran benefits
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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