Program entity

Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College

Miami Lakes, Florida · Public institution

Address 5780 NW 158th Street, Miami Lakes, FL 33014
Phone Not published
Website https://miamilakes.edu/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $2,655
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 6 (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

Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College's Welding Technology certificate program is offered at three Occupational Completion Points (150, 300, 600, and 1,050 hours), totaling 1,050 hours. It covers oxyacetylene welding (OAW), SMAW, GMAW, fusion and non-fusion welding, and plasma arc cutting, emphasizing current industry standards and practices. Evening classes run Monday-Thursday 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Approximate total cost is $3,543, and applicants must be at least 16 and not currently attending high school.

Processes taught oxyacetylene welding (OAW), SMAW, GMAW, plasma arc cutting
Credential types certificate (Occupational Completion Points A, B, C)
Program length 1,050 hours total, completion points at 150/300/600/1,050 hours
Schedule evening, Monday-Thursday 5:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.

Source: https://www.miamilakes.edu/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