Welding Schools in the Miami area

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$54,590

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$4,048

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Welding Schools in the Miami area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Miami: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 1.7 miles, farthest 38.7 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 6 list one: $4,048 to $23,800 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 9 months to 11 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 4 listed programs give weeks: 36 to 52 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 140 welding awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 6 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 62% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 71% (4 report it)
Pay here: $54,590 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($26.25 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,800 to $74,600; 3,510 employed in the metro area; Florida median $50,640 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
William T McFatter Technical CollegeWIOA list	Davie	Certificate	$4,048	11 months	25	1.7
Universal Technical Institute-South Florida MiramarWIOA list	Miramar	Certificate	$23,800	9 months	61	8.0
Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College	Miami Lakes	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	1	11.2
Atlantic Technical CollegeWIOA list	Coconut Creek	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	14	12.4
Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College	Miami	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	19	33.8
Palm Beach State CollegeWIOA list	Lake Worth	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	20	38.7

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 57 of them Welding.
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