Program entity

Trinity Valley Community College

Athens, Texas · Public institution

Address 100 Cardinal Drive, Athens, TX 75751
Phone (903) 675-6200
Website www.tvcc.edu/
Tuition (in-state) $2,640
Tuition (out-of-state) $5,970
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 78 (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

Trinity Valley Community College offers a Welding Technology AAS degree along with Basic Welding, Welding, Pipe Welding, and TIG Welding certificates, plus a Welding Instructor OSA, completed over 4 semesters. Instruction covers MIG, TIG, Stick, and Flux-Cored Arc welding, blueprint reading, metal fabrication, and safety standards in classrooms and fully equipped labs. The page states total program investment (tuition, fees, and books) is approximately $16,500, with Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Perkins Grants available to eligible students.

Processes taught MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Cored Arc welding
Credential types Welding Technology AAS; Basic Welding Certificate; Welding Certificate; Welding Instructor OSA; Pipe Welding Certificate; TIG Welding Certificate
Program length 4 semesters
Facilities Classrooms and fully equipped labs
Financial aid Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Perkins Grants available

Source: https://www.tvcc.edu/academics/pathways/programs/service-production-industry/welding.html, 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