Program entity

Frank Phillips College

Borger, Texas · Public institution

Address 1301 W. Roosevelt St., Borger, TX 79008-5118
Phone (806) 457-4200
Website www.fpctx.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $3,712
Tuition (out-of-state) $4,882
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 16 (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

Frank Phillips College offers a Certificate of Completion in Welding Technology (35-38 credit hours), a Pipe Fitting Specialist Certificate of Completion (24 credit hours), and a Marketable Skills Achievement Award in Basic Welding (14 credit hours). The curriculum includes oxy-fuel welding and cutting, SMAW, GMAW (MIG), GTAW (TIG), flux-cored arc welding, and pipe welding specialization, with ASME testing preparation included. The page lists required student equipment (gloves, hood, goggles, safety glasses) but does not state a class schedule.

Processes taught Oxy-Fuel Welding and Cutting, SMAW, GMAW (MIG), GTAW (TIG), FCAW; pipe welding specialization
Credential types Certificate of Completion in Welding Technology (35-38 credit hours); Pipe Fitting Specialist Certificate of Completion (24 credit hours); Marketable Skills Achievement Award in Basic Welding (14 credit hours)
Program length 14-38 credit hours depending on credential
Certifications prepped ASME testing preparation included in curriculum

Source: https://fpctx.edu/welding/, 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