Welding Schools in the Tampa area

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$49,930

welders, cutters, solderers and brazers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$4,220

of 4 with a cost, IPEDS

Welding Schools in the Tampa area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Tampa: none within 10 miles; nearest 11.2 miles, farthest 28.4 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 7 list one: $4,220 to $5,251, middle $5,227 (IPEDS)
Program length: 4 colleges list a length: 10 months to 11 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 45 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 169 welding awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 7 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $49,930 median for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers ($24.00 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,890 to $67,360; 2,520 employed in the metro area; Florida median $50,640 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Erwin Technical CollegeWIOA list	Tampa	Certificate	$4,220	11 months	23	11.2
Pasco-Hernando State College	New Port Richey	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	7	13.2
Hillsborough Community CollegeWIOA list	Tampa	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	61	13.4
Fred K Marchman Technical College	New Port Richey	Certificate	$5,227	11 months	9	14.0
Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater	Clearwater	Certificate	$5,251	11 months	43	14.9
Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgWIOA list	Saint Petersburg	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	19	23.6
Wilton Simpson Technical College	Brooksville	Certificate	$4,257	10 months	7	28.4

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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