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Welding Schools in Florida
Colleges and schools: 52
Programs
56
all sources
Median pay
$50,640
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $53,750
Middle program cost
$5,251
28 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
57
Welding programs, U.S. DOL file
Welding Schools in Florida: the figures
- Programs we list
- 56 in Florida: 52 at colleges and schools, 4 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 47 public and 5 private; 2,387 welding completions in 2023-24 at the 50 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $5,251 in Florida, from $3,024 to $33,300, across 28 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $50,640 a year for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers in Florida, against $53,750 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs from 316 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 57 of them welding.
- WIOA results
- 57 welding programs on Florida's list; middle values: 72.1% of students who exited completed (33 programs report it); 68.8% were employed in the second quarter after exit (30); $8,569 median earnings in that quarter (30) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 7 Florida metro areas have a page; the largest list, Orlando, has 8 programs.
By metro area
- Orlando area8 programs · median pay $50,200
- Tampa area7 programs · median pay $49,930
- Miami area6 programs · median pay $54,590
- Jacksonville area4 programs · median pay $50,640
- Crestview area3 programs · median pay $50,710
- Lakeland area3 programs · median pay $48,520
- Pensacola area3 programs · median pay $49,370
Every welding program in Florida
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Technical CollegeWIOA list | Coconut Creek | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Big Bend Technical CollegeWIOA list | Perry | Certificate | $5,062 | 9 months | 26 |
| Chipola CollegeWIOA list | Marianna | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 |
| College of Central Florida | Ocala | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Daytona State College | Daytona Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 63 |
| Eastern Florida State CollegeWIOA list | Melbourne | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Emerald Coast Technical CollegeWIOA list | DeFuniak Springs | Certificate | $5,503 | 10 months | 12 |
| Erwin Technical CollegeWIOA list | Tampa | Certificate | $4,220 | 11 months | 23 |
| First Coast Technical CollegeWIOA list | Saint Augustine | Certificate | $6,825 | 10 months | 30 |
| Florida Gateway College | Lake City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Florida Panhandle Technical CollegeWIOA list | Chipley | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 |
| Florida Technical College - Cont Educ-CSCFWIOA list | Orlando | WIOA list only | $7,000 | Not reported | |
| Fort Myers Technical CollegeWIOA list | Fort Myers | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 35 |
| Fred K Marchman Technical College | New Port Richey | Certificate | $5,227 | 11 months | 9 |
| George Stone Technical College | Pensacola | Certificate | $4,200 | 11 months | 31 |
| Hendry County SchoolsWIOA list | Clewiston | WIOA list only | $4,894 | Not reported | |
| Hillsborough Community CollegeWIOA list | Tampa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 61 |
| Indian River State CollegeWIOA list | Fort Pierce | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Jones Technical Institute | Jacksonville | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Lake Technical CollegeWIOA list | Eustis | Certificate | $6,394 | 10 months | 52 |
| Lively Technical CollegeWIOA list | Tallahassee | Certificate | $5,856 | 10 months | 56 |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical CollegeWIOA list | Naples | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| Manatee Technical CollegeWIOA list | Bradenton | Certificate | $6,400 | 10 months | 47 |
| Marion Technical College | Ocala | Certificate | $6,259 | 10 months | 54 |
| Maynard A. Traviss Career Center-VsWIOA list | Lakeland | WIOA list only | $3,024 | Not reported | |
| Mech Tech Institute-cscfWIOA list | Orlando | WIOA list only | $7,000 | Not reported | |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College | Miami Lakes | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 |
| North Florida Technical CollegeWIOA list | Starke | Certificate | $4,694 | 10 months | 9 |
| Northwest Florida State CollegeWIOA list | Niceville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 35 |
| Okaloosa Technical College | Fort Walton Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Orange Technical College-South CampusWIOA list | Orlando | Certificate | $4,159 | 9 months | 30 |
| Orange Technical College-West Campus | Ocoee | Certificate | $4,158 | 10 months | 16 |
| Osceola Technical CollegeWIOA list | Kissimmee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Palm Beach State CollegeWIOA list | Lake Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Pasco-Hernando State College | New Port Richey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Pensacola State CollegeWIOA list | Pensacola | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater | Clearwater | Certificate | $5,251 | 11 months | 43 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgWIOA list | Saint Petersburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| Radford M Locklin Technical CollegeWIOA list | Milton | Certificate | $4,889 | 11 months | 37 |
| Ridge Technical CollegeWIOA list | Winter Haven | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 |
| Riveroak Technical CollegeWIOA list | Live Oak | Certificate | $4,901 | 12 months | 21 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| Santa Fe College | Gainesville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Seminole State College of FloridaWIOA list | Sanford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Southern Technical College | Fort Myers | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Southern Technical College | Orlando | Associate | $33,300 | 18 months | 148 |
| Tallahassee State College | Tallahassee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Tom P. Haney Technical CollegeWIOA list | Panama City | Certificate | $4,574 | 9 months | 36 |
| Traviss Technical College | Lakeland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Treasure Coast Technical CollegeWIOA list | Vero Beach | Certificate | $5,646 | 10 months | 20 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Certificate | $25,825 | 10 months | 984 |
| Universal Technical Institute-South Florida MiramarWIOA list | Miramar | Certificate | $23,800 | 9 months | 61 |
| William T McFatter Technical CollegeWIOA list | Davie | Certificate | $4,048 | 11 months | 25 |
| Wilton Simpson Technical College | Brooksville | Certificate | $4,257 | 10 months | 7 |
| Withlacoochee Technical College | Inverness | Certificate | $5,870 | 10 months | 34 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Florida, read October 8, 2026.
The same in every state: ways to pay for welding training