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Welding programs in Florida on the federal training list, by published cost
71 programs in Florida’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Welding (51-4121, 51-4122). Published costs run from $0 to $33,300; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0 | Applied Welding Technologies-C | Florida Panhandle Technical College | 35 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $0 | Applied Welding Technologies | Chipola College-Cs | 35 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $3 | Welding Technology | Marion Technical College | 52 wk · 36 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $615 | WELDING ARC, MIG, TIG, & GAS | Orange Technical College - South Campus-CSCF | 2 wk · 34 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $727 | Welding Assistant | Orange Technical College - West Campus-CSCF | 12 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $1,250 | Soldering Fundamentals | Eastern Florida State College | 2 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $1,411 | V.C. - Welding Apprenticeship -Applied Welding Technology (Heartland) | Indian River State College-Cs | 35 wk · 30 hrs | 64 | 100% | 75% | $10,762 |
| 8 | $2,433 | Welding Technology Advanced | Florida Panhandle Technical College | 25 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $2,499 | Welding Technology | Pensacola State College-Cs | 48 wk · 22 hrs | 29 | 14% | 46% | $2,482 |
| 10 | $2,816 | Welding Technology/welder. | Daytona State College-Un | 30 wk · 4 hrs | 14 | 71% | 71% | $5,290 |
| 11 | $2,977 | Aluminum Welding and Fabrication | Big Bend Technical Institute-Un | 12 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $3,154 | Welding Technology Advanced | Chipola College-Cs | 25 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $3,427 | Welding Technology CTC | Eastern Florida State College | 52 wk · 30 hrs | 43 | 72% | 79% | $8,855 |
| 14 | $3,732 | Welding Technology | Florida Panhandle Technical College | 35 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $3,780 | Welding Technician Advanced (C) | Haney Technical College | 24 wk · 40 hrs | 35 | 89% | 74% | $11,196 |
| 16 | $4,000 | Welding Technologies | Palm Beach State College-Cs | 52 wk · 30 hrs | 107 | 67% | 77% | $9,541 |
| 17 | $4,005 | Welding Technology Advanced | Locklin Technical College | 30 wk · 25 hrs | 40 | 75% | 73% | $8,569 |
| 18 | $4,115 | SPECIALIZED CAREER INSTRUCTION-COMP-WELDING TRACK | Orange Technical College - West Campus-CSCF | 30 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $4,200 | Welding Technology, Applied | George Stone Technical College | 40 wk · 26 hrs | 27 | 44% | 63% | $5,365 |
| 20 | $4,394 | Welding Technology - Advanced | Manatee Technical College-Vs | 19 wk · 39 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $4,674 | Welding Technology CC | Pasco Hernando State College-Cs | 25 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $4,675 | Welding Technology-Advanced - CC | Pasco Hernando State College-Cs | 25 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $4,678 | Welding Technician (C) | Haney Technical College | 30 wk · 40 hrs | 161 | 57% | 64% | $7,738 |
| 24 | $4,854 | Welding - V.C. - Welding Technology | Indian River State College-Cs | 48 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $4,964 | Welding Technology- Advanced | Pinellas Technical Education Center-St Petersburg-Un | 32 wk · 23 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $5,046 | Welding Technology- Advanced | Pinellas Technical College | 35 wk · 21 hrs | 5 | 60% | — | — |
| 27 | $5,122 | Welding Technology Advanced | Big Bend Technical Institute-Un | 44 wk · 17 hrs | 9 | 56% | 78% | $9,698 |
| 28 | $5,172 | Welding Technology | Wilton Simpson Technical College | 53 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $5,379 | Welding Technology | North Florida Technical College | 40 wk · 26 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $5,379 | Welding Technology | Locklin Technical College | 42 wk · 25 hrs | 52 | 73% | 69% | $4,846 |
| 31 | $5,500 | Advanced Welding (Heartland) | South Florida State College-Cs | 17 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $5,547 | Welding Technology | North Florida College-Cs | 42 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $5,550 | Welding Technology-C | Ridge Technical College - Polk | 52 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $5,598 | Welding Technology | Lorenzo Walker Technical College | 42 wk · 25 hrs | 37 | 81% | 59% | $8,858 |
| 35 | $5,625 | Welding Technologies-C | Maynard A. Traviss Career Center-Vs | 52 wk · 21 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | $5,683 | WELDING TECHNOLOGY - ADVANCED | Lake Technical College-CSCF | 25 wk · 30 hrs | 19 | 74% | 78% | $10,542 |
| 37 | $5,722 | Welding Technology | Immokalee Technical College (iTECH) | 42 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $5,782 | Welding Technology Advanced | RiverOak Technical College | 37 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $6,000 | Applied Welding Technologies | Hendry County Schools | 43 wk · 24 hrs | 114 | 80% | 36% | $10,991 |
| 40 | $6,000 | Welding Technology | Emerald Coast Technical College | 78 wk · 40 hrs | 79 | 54% | 5% | $9,750 |
| 41 | $6,000 | Welding Technology Advanced | Northwest Florida State College-Un | 32 wk · 35 hrs | 33 | 100% | 63% | $5,726 |
| 42 | $6,080 | Welding Technology | Pinellas Technical Education Center-St Petersburg-Un | 45 wk · 23 hrs | 106 | 59% | 32% | $6,840 |
| 43 | $6,225 | Welding Technology (Course #: Voc.Welding.Tech) | Hillsborough Community College | 12 wk · 36 hrs | 106 | 96% | 79% | $9,103 |
| 44 | $6,231 | Principles and Practices of Welding (Heartland) | South Florida State College-Cs | 42 wk · 12 hrs | 28 | 96% | 90% | $7,430 |
| 45 | $6,371 | WELDING TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED | Orange Technical College - West Campus-CSCF | 26 wk · 29 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | $6,371 | WELDING TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED | Orange Technical College - South Campus-CSCF | 26 wk · 29 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | $6,383 | Combination Welder | American Welding Society | 156 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | $6,400 | Welding Technology | Erwin Technical Center-Vs | 30 wk · 30 hrs | 34 | 82% | 56% | $3,555 |
| 49 | $6,417 | WELDING TECHNOLOGY | Orange Technical College - West Campus-CSCF | 35 wk · 30 hrs | 29 | 66% | 80% | $7,757 |
| 50 | $6,417 | WELDING TECHNOLOGY | Orange Technical College - South Campus-CSCF | 35 wk · 30 hrs | 52 | 62% | 79% | $6,146 |
| 51 | $6,480 | Welding Technology | RiverOak Technical College | 32 wk · 32 hrs | 24 | 58% | 79% | $11,261 |
| 52 | $6,516 | Welding Technology | Manatee Technical College-Vs | 35 wk · 30 hrs | 120 | 78% | 78% | $11,310 |
| 53 | $6,562 | Welding Technology/welder. | Big Bend Technical Institute-Un | 27 wk · 39 hrs | 74 | 43% | 73% | $4,560 |
| 54 | $6,687 | Welding Technology | William T. Mcfatter Technical Center-Vs | 43 wk · 24 hrs | 130 | 67% | 57% | $10,176 |
| 55 | $6,766 | Welding Technologies | Treasure Coast Technical College | 43 wk · 15 hrs | 87 | 83% | 69% | $7,290 |
| 56 | $7,000 | WELDING | Florida Technical College - Cont Educ-CSCF | 12 wk · 5 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | $7,000 | Welding Technology Advanced | George Stone Technical College | 29 wk · 26 hrs | 8 | 75% | — | — |
| 58 | $7,000 | Welding, Advanced | Pensacola State College-Cs | 52 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 59 | $7,000 | WELDING TECHNOLOGY | Seminole State College Of Florida-CSCF | 52 wk · 40 hrs | 20 | 100% | 60% | $17,680 |
| 60 | $7,057 | Welding Technology | Pinellas Technical College | 48 wk · 22 hrs | 53 | 47% | — | — |
| 61 | $7,058 | WELDING TECHNOLOGY | Lake Technical College-CSCF | 35 wk · 30 hrs | 119 | 76% | 68% | $6,929 |
| 62 | $7,359 | Welding Technology | Marchman Adult Education-Vs | 42 wk · 32 hrs | 6 | 100% | 70% | $6,485 |
| 63 | $8,273 | Welding Technology | Fort Myers Technical College | 35 wk · 30 hrs | 136 | 74% | 78% | $9,284 |
| 64 | $8,499 | Welding Technology | Atlantic Technical College-Vs | 44 wk · 23 hrs | 59 | 93% | 59% | $8,860 |
| 65 | $8,728 | Welding Technology | First Coast Technical College | 32 wk · 32 hrs | 14 | 79% | — | — |
| 66 | $9,059 | WELDING TECHNOLOGY | Osceola Technical College-O-Tech-CSCF | 36 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 67 | $12,600 | WELDING TECHNOLOGY | Valencia College - Cont Educ-CSCF | 28 wk · 28 hrs | 123 | 87% | 4% | $6,002 |
| 68 | $18,720 | TECHNOLOGY IN INDUSTRIAL WELDING | MECH TECH INSTITUTE-CSCF | 48 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 69 | $23,650 | Professional Welder | TULSA WELDING SCHOOL | 30 wk · 40 hrs | 321 | 88% | — | — |
| 70 | $25,140 | Welding Technology II | Universal Technical Institute of South Florida, LLC | 36 wk · 25 hrs | 182 | 68% | 64% | $8,104 |
| 71 | $33,300 | Welding Technology - AAS | Southern Technical College, Auburndale-Is | 72 wk · 20 hrs | 170 | 48% | 74% | $9,644 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,654 programs for Florida in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
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