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Welding program at Lively Technical College
Tallahassee, FL · Public less-than-2-year · (850) 487-7555 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $5,856
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $600
- Listed cost
- $6,456
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,050 clock hours, 10 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 56
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 20 graduates
- $46,499
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $49,470
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Tallahassee, FL
- $47,130
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
Lively Technical College awarded 56 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 18 we list. Its listed tuition of $5,856 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 | 24 | 1,050 clock hours, 10 months | $5,856 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 32 | 1,050 clock hours, 10 months | $5,856 |
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 TechnologyVocational Certificate · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,596+ $237 books | 52 weeks, 20 hours a week | 25.6% | 61.4% | $7,798 | 90 |
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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