Program entity

Big Bend Technical College

Perry, Florida · Public institution

Address 3233 South Byron Butler Parkway, Perry, FL 32348
Phone (850) 838-2545
Website https://www.bbtc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $5,062
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 19 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located No (No AWS ATF facility found in this city+state in the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025, 200 domestic facilities) -- not a gap, a computed negative match.)

Program details

What this program covers

Big Bend Technical College's Welding Technology certificate of completion covers oxyacetylene welding/brazing/cutting (OAW), SMAW (arc), GMAW (MIG), FCAW (flux cored), GTAW (TIG), and a basic understanding of pipe welding. The program totals approximately 1050 hours, with individual courses ranging 150-450 hours. Day classes run Monday-Friday 8:00am-3:00pm; night classes run Monday-Thursday 6:00pm-9:15pm. Certification test preparation follows current industry standards. Students must meet Florida's basic skills requirements and maintain at least 85% attendance.

Processes taught oxyacetylene welding/brazing/cutting (OAW), SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, pipe welding (basic)
Credential types certificate of completion
Program length approximately 1050 hours; courses range 150-450 hours
Schedule day (Mon-Fri 8:00am-3:00pm) or night (Mon-Thu 6:00pm-9:15pm)
Certifications prepped certification test preparation per current industry standards (not named)

Source: https://www.bbtc.edu/programs/cte/welding-technology, retrieved 2026-08-05

Sources & provenance

Identity IPEDS Directory (HD component) via Urban Institute Education Data API (2023) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Completions IPEDS Completions (C2023_A, NCES bulk file) (2023 (2022-23 academic year)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Tuition College Scorecard institution-level bulk CSV (Most Recent Cohorts) (most-recent-cohort (exact AY not labeled in bulk file; file release timestamp 2026-06-10)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Atf AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (aws-p-001-delivery.sitecorecontenthub.cloud/api/public/content/AWS-ATF-Domestic-Site-Listing), dated 6.25.2025, GET-fetched and parsed with pdftotext; 200 facility records extracted (city+state); co-location = program's city+state matches an ATF facility's city+state (2025 (6.25.2025 listing)) , retrieved 2026-08-04