IPEDS ID 132675

North Florida Technical College

Starke, Florida. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 48 awards in the trades we track: CDL, welding.

Address: 609 N Orange St, Starke, FL 32091
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Website: www.nftc.edu
Phone: (904) 966-6764
Type: Public, under 2-year
Accreditor: Council on Occupational Education
Federal student aid: Eligible (Title IV)
Undergrads (all programs): 84
Also known as: NFTC

Trade programs and graduates

Awards (certificates and degrees) conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors, as reported to IPEDS.

Trade	Program (CIP)	Award levels	Awards
CDL	Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor (49.0205)	Certificate, under 12 weeks (1); Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (38)	39
Welding	Welding Technology/Welder (48.0508)	Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (2); Certificate, 1 to 2 years (7)	9

What it costs

Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.

Tuition and fees, largest program (whole program)	$7,774
Cost of attendance, per program year (incl. living costs)	$7,525
Average net price after grants (aided students)	$3,146

Trade programs this school listed among its largest, with whole-program charges for 2023-24 (IPEDS program-year charges):

Program	Tuition + fees	Books + supplies	Length	Months
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor	$3,776	$175	320 clock hours	2
Welding Technology/Welder	$4,694	$650	1,050 clock hours	9

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Outcomes

College Scorecard has no field-of-study earnings for this school's trade programs, usually because too few aided graduates were in the cohort to publish.

School-wide College Scorecard measures (all programs, and all campuses that share the federal aid ID):

Completion rate within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time students, all programs): 80%
Median earnings 10 years after entering, all students and programs: $32,382

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Nearby schools with the same trades

Santa Fe College

26.6 mi

3000 Northwest 83rd Street, Gainesville, FL · Public, 4-year

ELEC 22
WELD 21
CNST 12
AUTO 8

Trade grads 2023-24: 63
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,563
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $46,650

Florida Gateway College

31.0 mi

Highway 90 East, Lake City, FL · Public, 4-year

CDL 46
WELD 21

Trade grads 2023-24: 67
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $3,100
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $43,859

Jones Technical Institute

37.6 mi

8813 Western Way, Jacksonville, FL · Private nonprofit, 2-year

CDL 127
AUTO 95
DSL 63
HVAC 23

Trade grads 2023-24: 308
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $17,755
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $22,688

Florida State College at Jacksonville

38.0 mi

501 W State St, Jacksonville, FL · Public, 4-year

CDL 58
WELD 34
ELEC 18
CNC 9
BODY 3
DSL 3

Trade grads 2023-24: 125
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,878
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $45,388

Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville

40.4 mi

3500 Southside Blvd, Jacksonville, FL · Private for-profit, under 2-year

WELD 984

Trade grads 2023-24: 984
Largest program 2025-26: $22,025
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $48,394

First Coast Technical College

46.2 mi

2980 Collins Ave, St. Augustine, FL · Public, under 2-year

WELD 30
AUTO 22
DSL 16

Trade grads 2023-24: 68
Largest program 2025-26: $4,174
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $36,143

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. IPEDS unit ID 132675. How we build this list.