Program entity

York Technical College

Rock Hill, South Carolina · Public institution

Address 452 S Anderson Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29730
Phone (803) 327-8000
Website www.yorktech.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $8,036
Tuition (out-of-state) $13,340
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 65 (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

York Technical College's Welding program is offered at three credential levels: an AAS degree (Welding, General Technology Specialization) taking 5 semesters, a Welding diploma (DAS) taking 4 semesters, and a Basic Welding Certificate / Manufacturing Fundamentals Certificate taking about 6 months. The site states instruction covers TIG (GTAW), MIG (GMAW), and Stick (SMAW) welding, pipe welding, advanced fabrication, and blueprint reading, and notes a faculty member holds Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) credentials. The program listing indicates Daytime and Evening formats; entry-level wages are cited as $20-$25/hour with experienced welders over $30/hour.

Processes taught TIG/GTAW; MIG/GMAW; SMAW/Stick; pipe welding
Credential types Associate Degree (AAS); Diploma (DAS); Certificate
Program length AAS: 5 semesters; Diploma: 4 semesters; Certificate: approximately 6 months
Schedule Daytime, Evening

Source: https://www.yorktech.edu/programs-and-classes/welding/index.html, 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