Trident Technical College
Charleston, South Carolina · Public institution
- Address 7000 Rivers Avenue, Charleston, SC 29423-8067
- Phone (843) 574-6111
- Website https://www.tridenttech.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) $4,546
- Tuition (out-of-state) $8,620
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 12 (latest reported year)
- AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Charleston, SC) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)
What this program covers
Trident Technical College's Welding program is offered as an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree along with several stand-alone certificates, including Gas Metal Arc Welding Fundamentals, Introduction to Arc Welding, Welding Gas Tungsten Arc, and Welding Professional. The program is described as holding AWS SENSE Level I and II program accreditation, NCCER-certified trainers, PrimED testing facility status, and authorization as a Department of Transportation welder training facility. Instruction is named as covering MIG (gas metal arc) and TIG (gas tungsten arc) welding along with basic welding theory and blueprint reading; the page does not specify program length, schedule, or financial aid details.
- Processes taught MIG/GMAW; TIG/GTAW
- Credential types Associate Degree (AAS); Certificate
- Certifications prepped AWS SENSE Level I and II Program; NCCER-certified Trainers; PrimED Testing Facility; DOT-authorized Welder Training Facility
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