SC School of Welding

SC School of Welding is a trade school in Beech Island, SC. It provides vocational training in welding, with hands-on programs that typically take less than 24 weeks to complete. The school serves students seeking entry into the welding workforce and offers job placement assistance for both union and non-union roles. Its services include welding instruction, job placement, and fabrication services. The school holds a 4.20 rating based on 5 customer reviews.

The school is licensed by the SC Commission on Higher Education. It offers full-time 24-week schedules with morning classes on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9am to 1pm, and evening classes on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6pm to 10pm, and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6pm to 10pm. Classes start every month. Financial assistance is available through WIOA grants. The founder, Bart Shafer, has more than 30 years of experience in the welding industry, is a member of the American Welding Society, and holds a Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) credential. He has worked across the United States and in several countries. The Vice President, Tony Culbreath, has over 25 years of experience, is also a member of the American Welding Society and a Certified Welding Inspector, and has worked in sectors including nuclear power, gas power, coal power, chemical, and manufacturing. Both leaders emphasize a hands-on teaching philosophy.

The school is located on Old Jackson Hwy, about a mile from the Sand Bar Ferry Road and Beech Island Avenue intersections. It is roughly 1.5 miles from the Kimberly Clark Waste Water Basin and 1.6 miles from Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site. The Dead River is approximately 1.7 miles away.

The school is known for its positive customer rating and its focus on practical, hands-on welding education. It stands among the local options for vocational training in the welding trade in Beech Island.