Program entity

Central Carolina Technical College

Sumter, South Carolina · Public institution

Address 506 N Guignard Dr, Sumter, SC 29150-2499
Phone (803) 778-1961
Website www.cctech.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,715
Tuition (out-of-state) $9,016
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 42 (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

Central Carolina Technical College offers a 33-semester-hour Welding Certificate (WELD) covering inert gas welding, oxyacetylene welding, electric arc welding, and plasma cutting, aligned with the Architecture & Construction and Manufacturing career clusters. A follow-on 36-semester-hour Advanced Certificate in Pipe Welding (AWLD) requires prior completion of the Welding Certificate or a welding skills exam and targets students already qualified in structural welding. Neither page states a class schedule, specific named certifications, facility/lab details, or financial aid programs.

Processes taught Inert gas welding, oxyacetylene welding, electric arc welding, plasma cutting; advanced certificate covers pipe welding using multiple processes (not enumerated) for students already qualified in structural welding
Credential types Certificate (Welding Certificate, WELD, 33 semester hours); Advanced Certificate in Pipe Welding (AWLD, 36 semester hours)
Program length 33 semester hours (Welding Certificate); 36 semester hours (Advanced Certificate in Pipe Welding)

Source: https://www.cctech.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