Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida · Private for-profit institution
- Address 3500 Southside Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32216
- Phone (877) 935-3529
- Website https://www.tws.edu/
- Tuition (in-state) Not available
- Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
- Program total cost $21,525
- Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 949 (latest reported year)
- AWS ATF co-located Yes (Matched AWS ATF facility city+state (Jacksonville, FL) against the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025).)
What this program covers
Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville's Associate of Occupational Studies in Welding Technology runs 14 months (or 7 months if Professional Welding prerequisites are completed), with weekday classes offered in morning (7:30am-12:30pm), afternoon (1:00pm-6:00pm), or evening (6:30pm-11:30pm) slots. Students complete 25+ welds on pipe and plate following AWS specifications, including pad, groove, fillet, and branch welds, and study advanced Non-Destructive Testing techniques (visual/leak, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, radiographic, eddy current, and ultrasonic testing). The site cites over $7 million in scholarships available. The school also lists separate Professional Welding Training, a Welding and Pipefitting Training Program, an AAS in Welding Inspection, and Welding Specialist Training programs.
- Processes taught pad, groove, fillet, and branch welds on pipe and plate (per AWS specifications); specific process names MIG/TIG/stick not stated on this page
- Credential types Associate of Occupational Studies
- Program length 14 months (or 7 months with Professional Welding prerequisites completed)
- Schedule weekday (Mon-Thu): morning 7:30am-12:30pm, afternoon 1:00pm-6:00pm, or evening 6:30pm-11:30pm
- Certifications prepped trains to AWS specifications; NDT techniques (visual/leak, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, radiographic, eddy current, ultrasonic testing)
- Financial aid over $7 million in scholarships available
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