Program entity · AWS ATF co-located

Lively Technical College

Tallahassee, Florida · Public institution

Address 500 N Appleyard Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32304-2895
Phone (850) 487-7555
Website www.livelytech.com/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $5,856
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 65 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Tallahassee, FL) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)

Program details

What this program covers

Lively Technical College's Welding Technology program covers SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW, plus oxygen and acetylene cutting, across four courses totaling 1,050 clock hours (150-450 hours each). Classes run Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm. The program is certified through the American Welding Society (AWS), with possible certification exam fees not covered in program fees. Total program cost is $5,856; need-based and field-specific scholarships are available.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, oxygen/acetylene cutting
Program length 1,050 total clock hours across four courses (150-450 hours each)
Schedule Monday-Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm (day)
Certifications prepped AWS-certified program; certification exam fees may not be covered
Financial aid need-based scholarships; specialized scholarships for specific fields of study

Source: https://www.livelytech.com/programs/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