Arclabs
Piedmont, South Carolina · Also known as Arclabs Welding School · Website
$26,608
net price a year, after grants
$26,608
net price a year, after grants
Arclabs is a for-profit under 2-year college in Piedmont, South Carolina with 744 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $26,608 a year. 76% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Graduates leave with a median $9,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,608
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
76%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$9,500
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
-
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $26,608
- Cost of attendance
- $31,480
- Students with a need-based grant
- 65%
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $26,334
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $27,343
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $27,644
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,803
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,799
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2016-17 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 744
- Part-time students
- 40%
- Women
- 14%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 76%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 1
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,608 | $16,583 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $12,978 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 75% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 76% | 46% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 69% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,500 | $15,392 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $33,444 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $38,826 | $25,418 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
1 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 475 | $9,500 | $34,843 | $48,541 | $48,702 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Piedmont and South Carolina on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in South Carolina
- Homes: Homes for sale in South Carolina
Questions and answers
How much does Arclabs cost?
$26,608 a year is the average net price at Arclabs after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $31,480. Families earning under $30,000 pay $26,334 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Arclabs?
Arclabs has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much student debt do Arclabs graduates have?
$9,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Arclabs graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 59% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Arclabs?
76% of first-time, full-time students at Arclabs finish within 150% of the normal time. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit under 2-year colleges is 75%.
What are the most popular majors at Arclabs?
Precision Metal Working (475 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 1 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.