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Welding program at Big Bend Technical College
Perry, FL · Public less-than-2-year · (850) 838-2545 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $5,062
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $156
- Listed cost
- $5,218
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,050 clock hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 26
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Florida
- $50,640
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Big Bend Technical College awarded 26 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 7 we list. Its listed tuition of $5,062 compares with a Florida median wage of $50,640 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 9 | 1,050 clock hours, 9 months | $5,062 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 17 | 1,050 clock hours, 9 months | $5,062 |
On Florida's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding Technology AdvancedCertificate of Completion · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $3,622+ $1,500 books | 44 weeks, 17 hours a week | 55.6% | 77.8% | $9,698 | 9 |
| Welding Technology/welder.Vocational Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,061+ $1,500 books | 27 weeks, 39 hours a week | 48.2% | 71.8% | $5,066 | 83 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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