Program entity · AWS ATF co-located

Southwest Virginia Community College

Cedar Bluff, Virginia · Public institution

Address 369 College Road US Rt. 19, 6 Miles S. Claypool Hill, Cedar Bluff, VA 24609
Phone (276) 964-2555
Website sw.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $5,075
Tuition (out-of-state) $11,513
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 36 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Cedar Bluff, VA) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)

Program details

What this program covers

Southwest Virginia Community College offers four welding credentials: a diploma and three Career Studies Certificates (Welding, Welding Fundamentals, and Semi-Automated Welding). Instruction combines classroom learning with extensive lab time in small class sections, covering blueprint reading, equipment setup, and quality welds to industry standards; specific welding processes and program length were not stated on the page.

Credential types Semi-Automated Welding CSC; Welding CSC; Welding Diploma; Welding Fundamentals CSC
Facilities Extensive lab time combined with classroom learning; small class sizes

Source: https://sw.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