Program entity

William T McFatter Technical College

Davie, Florida · Public institution

Address 6500 Nova Drive, Davie, FL 33317
Phone (754) 321-5700
Website www.mcfattertechnicalcollege.edu/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $4,847
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 44 (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

William T. McFatter Technical College's Welding Technology program covers SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and oxyfuel gas cutting practices, structured as Welder Assistant 1 & 2 (150 hours each), Welder SMAW 1 & 2 (150 hours each), and Welder (450 hours), totaling 1050 hours. It runs 10 months full-time (Mon-Fri 8:00am-2:30pm) or 18 months part-time (Mon-Thu 5:00pm-9:15pm), with starts in August, January, and June. The page notes classroom and shop/lab are "equipped with the latest tools and equipment" but gives no booth counts. A separate Advanced Welding program (750 hours, approx. 7 months, hybrid) covers MIG-TIG welding, pipe welding, and specialized fabrication.

Processes taught SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, oxyfuel gas cutting; Advanced: MIG-TIG, pipe welding
Program length Welding Technology: 1050 hours / 10 months full-time or 18 months part-time; Advanced: 750 hours / approx. 7 months (hybrid)
Schedule full-time Mon-Fri 8:00am-2:30pm; part-time Mon-Thu 5:00pm-9:15pm; starts August, January, June
Facilities classroom and shop/lab equipped with tools and equipment (no specifics given)

Source: https://www.mcfattertechnicalcollege.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