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Welding program at Radford M Locklin Technical College
Milton, FL · Public 2-year · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $4,889
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,721
- Listed cost
- $6,610
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,050 clock hours, 11 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 37
- 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, Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
- $49,370
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
Radford M Locklin Technical College awarded 37 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 12 we list. Its listed tuition of $4,889 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 | 13 | 1,050 clock hours, 11 months | $4,889 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder | 24 | 1,050 clock hours, 11 months | $4,889 |
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 | $3,320+ $685 books | 30 weeks, 25 hours a week | 75% | 73.7% | $8,569 | 24 |
| Welding TechnologyCertificate of Completion · In person · CIP 48.0508 | $4,669+ $710 books | 42 weeks, 25 hours a week | 64.3% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 14 |
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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