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16 schools in South Carolina offer welding-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 42 registered apprenticeship sponsors in South Carolina train welding apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups welding with machining & cnc — schools below may offer any of these.
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | public | $1,406 | 23.8% | $38,253 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College | Florence | public | $2,004 | 18.8% | $32,748 |
| Spartanburg Community College | Spartanburg | public | $2,405 | 26.8% | $37,097 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College | Conway | public | $4,159 | 32.5% | $35,507 |
| Midlands Technical College | West Columbia | public | $4,647 | 21.5% | $38,701 |
| Aiken Technical College | Graniteville | public | $4,807 | 26.3% | $39,225 |
| York Technical College | Rock Hill | public | $5,931 | 27.7% | $37,257 |
| Central Carolina Technical College | Sumter | public | $5,571 | 22.3% | $32,603 |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | public | $6,186 | 36.2% | $35,761 |
| Northeastern Technical College | Cheraw | public | $6,913 | 24.9% | $32,141 |
| Greenville Technical College | Greenville | public | $11,713 | 25.2% | $39,473 |
| Piedmont Technical College | Greenwood | public | $11,366 | 32.2% | $35,768 |
| Williamsburg Technical College | Kingstree | public | $9,887 | 29% | $29,935 |
| Tri-County Technical College | Pendleton | public | $14,670 | 36.2% | $40,101 |
| Denmark Technical College | Denmark | public | $19,156 | 20.1% | $25,351 |
| Arclabs | Piedmont | private for-profit | $26,608 | 76.6% | not reported |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
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