Welding training in South Carolina is spread across 21 cities, with Columbia the largest at 4 locations.
VA's GI Bill® Comparison Tool lists 27 welding training locations in South Carolina with 71 approved programs: 21 with school programs and 6 with apprenticeship or on-the-job training. 2 have a VA caution flag.
Before you enroll, open the VA profile to confirm the exact program, and ask the School Certifying Official to confirm your start date. [VA: Choosing a GI Bill approved school]
GI Bill students (all programs): 7Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
GI Bill students (all programs): 209Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 1,003Accredited (regional)
VA caution flag: School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring. The Department of Education has placed this school on Heightened Cash Monitoring because of financial or federal compliance issues. Learn more about Heightened Cash Monitoring
GI Bill students (all programs): 28Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 45Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 1,242Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 510Accredited (regional)
VA caution flag: School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring. The Department of Education has placed this school on Heightened Cash Monitoring because of financial or federal compliance issues. Learn more about Heightened Cash Monitoring
GI Bill students (all programs): 22Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 203Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 213Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 546Accredited (regional)Student complaints in VA data: 1
GI Bill students (all programs): 151Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 13Accredited (regional)Student complaints in VA data: 1
GI Bill students (all programs): 46Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 81Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 311Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 29Accredited (national)
Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 219Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 181Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 287Accredited (regional)
Source: VA GI Bill Comparison Tool program data, retrieved October 23, 2026. School details come from VA's data file dated October 8, 2026. The list is sorted by city, then name. It isn't a ranking.
VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 71 approved programs at 27 locations in South Carolina as of October 23, 2026. That's about 2% of the 1,352 welding locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 16 public colleges and technical schools, 6 employers and apprenticeship sponsors, 5 for-profit schools.
By number of locations: Columbia (4), Charleston (2), Rock Hill (2), Spartanburg (2), Anderson (1), Beaufort (1) and 15 more cities.
Yes. 6 locations offer VA-approved on-the-job training in South Carolina (6 programs); 2 of them are registered apprenticeships. With the Post-9/11 GI Bill, you're paid wages plus a monthly housing payment that steps down every six months.
[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool] [VA: On-the-job training and apprenticeships]
Yes. 2 locations have a VA caution flag. Each flag is shown on its listing in VA's wording. Read it before you enroll.
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