Program entity · AWS ATF co-located

Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater

Clearwater, Florida · Public institution

Address 6100 154th Avenue North, Clearwater, FL 33760-2140
Phone Not published
Website www.myptc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $5,671
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 42 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Clearwater, FL) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)

Program details

What this program covers

Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater's Welding Technology program covers basic through intermediate SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, and GTAW, a basic understanding of pipe welding, and oxyfuel gas cutting, plasma arc cutting, and carbon arc gouging. The program totals 1,050 hours across five courses (four at 150 hours, one final course at 450 hours). Day and evening shifts are offered. Students can take the AWS certification test (application fee applies) at the Clearwater campus, an AWS-accredited testing facility, and are expected to earn the FL Ready to Work credential before graduation.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, pipe welding (basic), oxyfuel gas cutting, plasma arc cutting, carbon arc gouging
Program length 1050 hours across five courses (150 hours x4, 450 hours x1)
Schedule day and evening shifts
Certifications prepped AWS certification test (Clearwater is an AWS accredited testing facility); FL Ready to Work credential
Facilities Clearwater campus is an AWS accredited testing facility

Source: https://clearwater.myptc.edu/programs/clearwater-full-time-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