Program entity

Fred K Marchman Technical College

New Port Richey, Florida · Public institution

Address 7825 Campus Dr., New Port Richey, FL 34653
Phone (727) 774-1700
Website mtec.pasco.k12.fl.us/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $4,176
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 15 (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

Fred K. Marchman Technical College's Welding Technology program totals 1,050 clock hours, Monday-Friday 8:16 a.m.-2:48 p.m., with instruction covering flux-cored arc welding (FCAW), shielded metal arc welding (SMAW), gas metal arc welding (GMAW), and gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) across 140 of 143 AWS weld types. Program completers may receive articulated credit toward an aligned certificate, A.A.S., or A.S. degree through the Tampa Bay Career Pathways Consortium, and can earn AWS Certified Welder credentials in SMAW Plate and FCAW Plate. Instruction takes place in Building 8 with dedicated classroom and shop space; financial aid is available.

Processes taught FCAW, SMAW, GMAW, GTAW
Credential types articulated credit toward certificate, A.A.S., or A.S. via Tampa Bay Career Pathways Consortium
Program length 1,050 clock hours
Schedule Monday-Friday, 8:16 a.m.-2:48 p.m. (day)
Certifications prepped AWS Certified Welder - SMAW Plate; FCAW Plate certification
Facilities Building 8, dedicated classroom and shop space
Financial aid financial aid available

Source: https://mtec.pasco.k12.fl.us/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