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Welding Schools in the Orlando area
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area
Programs
8
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$50,200
welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$4,158
of 6 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Welding Schools in the Orlando area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 8 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Orlando
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 5.8 miles, farthest 25.6 miles
- Listed program cost
- 6 of 8 list one: $4,158 to $33,300, middle $7,000 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 4 colleges list a length: 9 months to 18 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 6 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 52 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 268 welding awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 6 of 8 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle completion 75% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $50,200 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($24.13 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,520 to $68,780; 2,020 employed in the metro area; Florida median $50,640 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Welding programs, nearest to Orlando first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Technical College-South CampusWIOA list | Orlando | Certificate | $4,159 | 9 months | 30 | 5.8 |
| Mech Tech Institute-cscfWIOA list | Orlando | WIOA list only | $7,000 | Not reported | 6.7 | |
| Southern Technical College | Orlando | Associate | $33,300 | 18 months | 148 | 7.4 |
| Orange Technical College-West Campus | Ocoee | Certificate | $4,158 | 10 months | 16 | 9.2 |
| Florida Technical College - Cont Educ-CSCFWIOA list | Orlando | WIOA list only | $7,000 | Not reported | 14.2 | |
| Seminole State College of FloridaWIOA list | Sanford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | 14.5 |
| Osceola Technical CollegeWIOA list | Kissimmee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 | 18.2 |
| Lake Technical CollegeWIOA list | Eustis | Certificate | $6,394 | 10 months | 52 | 25.6 |
- 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, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 57 of them Welding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Florida metro areas
- Tampa area7 programs
- Miami area6 programs
- Jacksonville area4 programs
- Crestview area3 programs
- Lakeland area3 programs
- Pensacola area3 programs