Elite Welding Academy South Point

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Elite Welding Academy South Point

Elite Welding Academy South Point operates as a private for-profit institution located in South Point, Ohio (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 29 students of which 28 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Elite Welding Academy South Point is categorized as “-2” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,642 and a Pell grant recipient share of 64.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $9,483, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable. Ten-year median earnings data is not yet published, compared with $53,375 six years post-enrollment. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.