Manatee Technical College
Bradenton, Florida · Public institution
- Address 6305 State Rd 70 East, Bradenton, FL 34203
- Phone (941) 751-7900
- Website www.manateetech.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) Not available
- Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
- Program total cost $1,500
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 46 (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.)
What this program covers
Manatee Technical College's Welding Technology program (Occupational Completion Points) covers SMAW Class-B Pipe Welder skills, pipe fitting fabrication, advanced GTAW, torch cutting, plasma cutting, and stick/TIG/MIG on aluminum, carbon, and stainless steel. The program totals 1050 hours, offered full-time (about 9 months) or part-time (about 18 months), with day classes Monday-Friday 8:00am-3:00pm or evening classes Monday-Thursday 6:00pm-10:00pm. Students can pursue several AWS Certified Welder credentials (SMAW Steel Plate 3G & 4G, GMAW Steel Plate 3G, FCAW Steel Plate 3G, GTAW Steel Plate 3G, GTAW Stainless Steel 1/2/3G). Financial aid is available depending on eligibility, and uniforms may be covered for Pell-eligible students; estimated total cost is $8,385.
- Processes taught SMAW (Class-B Pipe), pipe fitting fabrication, GTAW, torch cutting, plasma cutting, stick, TIG, MIG (aluminum, carbon, stainless steel)
- Credential types Occupational Completion Points (OCPs)
- Program length 1050 hours; full-time approximately 9 months or part-time approximately 18 months
- Schedule day (Mon-Fri 8:00am-3:00pm) or evening (Mon-Thu 6:00pm-10:00pm)
- Certifications prepped AWS Certified Welder: SMAW Steel Plate 3G & 4G, GMAW Steel Plate 3G, FCAW Steel Plate 3G, GTAW Steel Plate 3G, GTAW Stainless Steel 1/2/3G
- Financial aid financial aid available depending on eligibility; uniforms may be covered for Pell-eligible students
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