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Welding program at Manatee Technical College
Bradenton, FL · Public 2-year · (941) 751-7900 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $6,400
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $30
- Listed cost
- $6,430
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,050 clock hours, 10 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 47
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 29 graduates
- $41,602
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $46,581
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
- $51,820
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About this program
Manatee Technical College awarded 47 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 23 we list. Its listed tuition of $6,400 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 | 0 | 1,050 clock hours, 10 months | $6,400 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 47 | 1,050 clock hours, 10 months | $6,400 |
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 TechnologyOccupational Skills certificate or credential · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $5,987+ $226 books | 27 weeks, 30 hours a week | 68.7% | 80.6% | $10,915 | 67 |
| Welding Technology - AdvancedAWS Certified Welder in- SMAW Steel Plate 3G & 4G · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4,310+ $84 books | 19 weeks, 39 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
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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