Private for-profit · Community college

Elite Welding Academy South Point

South Point, Ohio · Midsize suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$24,642
Avg net price
71%
Grad / completion
Median earnings

Elite Welding Academy South Point is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in South Point, Ohio (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 29 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 29 undergradsMidsize suburbCold winters

About South Point, Ohio

South Point is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. A post office called South Point has been in operation since 1855 in Fayette Township. The village was so named for the fact the southernmost point in the state is contained within its borders. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To Great Lakes shore
204 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)

How Elite Welding Academy South Point compares

Graduation rate71%

Higher than 64% · #63 of 168 in Ohio

First-year retention60%

Higher than 23%

Average net price$24,642

Cheaper than 19% · #126 cheapest of 155 in Ohio

Median debt at graduation$9,483

Lower than 63%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 86%

Undergraduate enrollment29

Larger than 6%

Percentiles compare Elite Welding Academy South Point with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Ohio.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White86%
  • Hispanic3.5%
  • Other or multiracial10%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
29
Student–faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
64%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
41%
Median family income
$25,866

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$24,642

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
71%
First-year retention
60%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$53,375
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
$9,483
Students with federal loans
43%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$100

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$24,642
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
46.7″
Annual snow
6.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ashland, KY US station (1.1 mi from campus).

What Elite Welding Academy South Point graduates study — and earn

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.