Paris Junior College radiography program: pass rate, jobs and local pay
An AAS program in Paris, 2 years, 60 credits. 66 of its 90 graduates passed the ARRT exam on the first try over 2019-2023.
The short version
- Its ARRT exam rate (73.3%) is below the Texas program median of 92.6%.
- 90.0% of graduates looking for work in the field found a job, by JRCERT's measure.
- 100% of students who started finished the program.
- That is below the 75% five-year benchmark JRCERT sets for accredited programs.
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How graduates do
JRCERT requires every accredited program to publish the same outcome measures, so they can be compared program to program. 3
| Year | Passed | Took the exam | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 17 | 76.5% |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| 2021 | 13 | 19 | 68.4% |
| 2020 | 12 | 21 | 57.1% |
| 2019 | 12 | 17 | 70.6% |
Graduates who passed the ARRT radiography exam on the first attempt within six months of graduating, divided by those who took it. JRCERT requires programs to report a five-year average and sets a 75% benchmark. Job placement: graduates employed in the radiologic sciences within 12 months, divided by those actively seeking work there.
What it costs
Paris Junior College does not publish a total cost for this program. Paris Junior College posts no program cost total or itemized list for radiology technology. Ask the program for its cost sheet; contact details are on its page.
For comparison only, not this program's price: the 15 Texas radiography programs that publish a cost range from $4,736 to $54,361, with a median of $9,639.
What radiologic technologists earn around Sherman-Denison
The median yearly wage for radiologic technologists in the Sherman-Denison metro area is $66,710. 2 Payback time sets aside 10% of that each year toward the program cost.
Program facts
- Credential
- AAS
- Length
- 2 years, 60 credits
- Starts
- Spring
- Accreditation
- JRCERT, Accredited (page lists both a 5-year 2016 grant and a current 8-year award)
- Leads to
- ARRT radiography certification exam
Sources and dates
- Paris Junior College program outcomes page, Page revised January 10, 2025; completion is 2023 (17 of 17). 5-year pass rate is below the 75% JRCERT benchmark..
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians (29-2034), May 2025 estimates.
- Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), checked Nov. 2026.
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