Program entity

Brightpoint Community College

Chester, Virginia · Public institution

Address 13101 Route 1, Chester, VA 23831-5316
Phone (804) 796-4000
Website https://www.brightpoint.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,082
Tuition (out-of-state) $11,520
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 41 (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

Brightpoint Community College's one-year Welding Certificate, offered at its Chester campus, covers Shielded Metal Arc Welding along with cutting, layout, blueprint interpretation, and welding symbol application, including SENSE EDU-1 fabrication projects. A separate Welding Career and Technical Certificate is also listed. The program is eligible for G3 tuition assistance for qualifying students.

Processes taught SMAW ("enhanced entry-level skills"); cutting and layout
Credential types Certificate (one-year); also "Welding, CSC" (Career and Technical Certificate)
Program length One year
Financial aid G3 tuition assistance eligible for qualified students

Source: https://www.brightpoint.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