Program entity

Fort Myers Technical College

Fort Myers, Florida · Public institution

Address 3800 Michigan Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33916-2204
Phone Not published
Website www.fortmyerstech.edu/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $2,257
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 33 (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

Fort Myers Technical College's Welding Technology certificate covers SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, oxyfuel processes, plasma cutting, and blueprint reading. The program runs approximately 10 months (1,050 hours), Monday-Friday 8am-2:30pm. Students prepare for AWS Certified Welder (SMAW Plate, FCAW Plate) and AWS D1.1 Structural Welding certification. Program cost is approximately $8,227, with financial aid application available as an enrollment step; starting salary is cited as $16+ per hour.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW, oxyfuel processes, plasma cutting
Credential types certificate
Program length approximately 10 months, 1,050 hours
Schedule Monday-Friday, 8am-2:30pm (day)
Certifications prepped AWS Certified Welder - SMAW Plate; AWS Certified Welder - FCAW Plate; AWS D1.1 Structural Welding
Financial aid financial aid application available as an enrollment step

Source: https://fortmyerstech.edu/programs/manufacturing/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