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Welding program at William T McFatter Technical College

Davie, FL · Public 2-year · (754) 321-5700 · School website

On Florida's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Council on Occupational Education

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
$4,048
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$349
Listed cost
$4,397
LengthIPEDS
1,050 clock hours, 11 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
25
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
Not published (small cohort)
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$42,321
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$48,702
Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
$54,590

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

William T McFatter Technical College awarded 25 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 5 career program of 13 we list. Its listed tuition of $4,048 compares with a Florida median wage of $50,640 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder71,050 clock hours, 11 months$4,048
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)48.0508 Welding Technology/Welder181,050 clock hours, 11 months$4,048

On Florida's WIOA eligible training list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's approved training list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed programListed costWeeksCompletedEmployed, Q2Median earnings, Q2
Welding Technology$3,8434371%56.2%$7,897

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.

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