Program entity

Florida Panhandle Technical College

Chipley, Florida · Public institution

Address 757 Hoyt Street, Chipley, FL 32428-1618
Phone (850) 638-1180
Website fptc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $4,624
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 12 (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

Florida Panhandle Technical College's Welding program (offered at OCP A, B, C certificate levels) covers SMAW, GMAW/MIG, FCAW, and GTAW/TIG, plus pipe welding and carbon arc gouging. The base Welding program and the Welding Advanced program each build through 150-hour modules to 450 hours total. The page states the program prepares students for AWS-aligned industry standards but notes "License/Certification(s) Not Required." It is Pell Grant eligible and Career Source funded; in-state cost is $3,066 for Welding and $4,028.50 for Welding Advanced.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW (MIG), FCAW, GTAW (TIG), pipe welding, carbon arc gouging
Credential types occupational certificate (OCP A, B, C levels)
Program length 150-hour modules building to 450 hours total (each of Welding and Welding Advanced)
Certifications prepped prepares for AWS-aligned industry standards; no certification/license required to complete
Financial aid Pell Grant eligible; Career Source funding available

Source: https://www.fptc.edu/welding, 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