Program entity

Paris Junior College

Paris, Texas · Public institution

Address 2400 Clarksville St, Paris, TX 75460
Phone (903) 785-7661
Website www.parisjc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,700
Tuition (out-of-state) $5,700
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 233 (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

Paris Junior College offers four welding credentials: Pipe Welding (42 SCH), Production Welding (18 SCH), and Structural Steel Welding (17 SCH) certificates, plus a 60-SCH Welding Technology AAS degree. The program is offered on-campus at both the Paris and Sulphur Springs campuses and covers structural, pipe, and production welding techniques with extensive lab time. Specific welding processes (MIG/TIG/stick), certifications, and financial aid are not stated.

Processes taught structural welding, pipe welding, production welding
Credential types Pipe Welding Certificate (42 SCH); Production Welding Certificate (18 SCH); Structural Steel Welding Certificate (17 SCH); Welding Technology AAS (60 SCH)
Program length Pipe Welding Certificate: 42 SCH; Production Welding Certificate: 18 SCH; Structural Steel Welding Certificate: 17 SCH; Welding Technology AAS: 60 SCH
Schedule On-campus, offered at Paris and Sulphur Springs campuses

Source: https://www.parisjc.edu/, 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