Paris Junior College

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Paris Junior College

Paris Junior College July 2015 01 (Louis B. Williams Administration Building).jpg
Paris Junior College's Louis B. Williams Administration Building

TypeCommunity college
Established1924
PresidentPam Anglin
Undergraduates5,000+ [1]
Location
Paris
,
Texas
,
United States


33°39′05″N 95°31′46″W / 33.651317°N 95.529523°W / 33.651317; -95.529523Coordinates: 33°39′05″N 95°31′46″W / 33.651317°N 95.529523°W / 33.651317; -95.529523
CampusRural
ColorsGreen and gold
Athletics
NJCAA – Southwest
NicknameDragons
Websitewww.parisjc.edu

Paris Junior College (PJC) is a public community college with three campuses in Texas: Paris, Greenville, and Sulphur Springs. The college was founded in 1924 as a campus of Paris Independent School District. Nearly 5,000 students are enrolled at the college.


As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of PJC consists of the following:[2]


  • the Paris Independent School District,

  • the part of the Prairiland Independent School District that was formerly the Cunningham School District,

  • the municipality of Paris, Texas,

  • all of Lamar and Delta counties,

  • the Detroit Independent School District and Clarksville Independent School District and the Rivercrest Independent School District that is in Red River County (formerly known as the Talco-Bogata Consolidated Independent School District),

  • the North Hopkins Independent School District, Sulphur Bluff Independent School District, Sulphur Springs Independent School District, Miller Grove Independent School District, and Cumby Independent School District, located in Hopkins County,

  • the Honey Grove Independent School District located in Fannin County

  • the Fannindel Independent School District located in Fannin and Delta counties,

  • all of Hunt County, except the portion located in the Terrell Independent School District, and

  • the portion of the Prairiland Independent School District located in Red River County.



The Gymnasium in July 2015


Their school mascot is the Dragon and the school colors are green and gold. The men's teams go by "Dragons" while the women's teams are "Lady Dragons." The athletic teams compete in the Southwest Junior College Conference of the NJCAA. PJC offers athletic scholarships in baseball, softball, and men and women's basketball.[3]




The Henry P. Mayer Center for the Musical Arts in July 2015




Contents





  • 1 Notable alumni


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




Notable alumni



  • A. M. Aikin Jr. Texas state legislator and lawyer


  • James R. Biard (c. 1951), engineer and inventor


  • Brenda Cherry, civil rights activist


  • Marsha Farney (c. 1990), member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 20 in Williamson County


See also


  • H. L. "Hub" Hollis Field


References



  1. ^ Enrollment Numbers PJC


  2. ^ Texas Education Code, Section 130.195, "Paris Junior College District Service Area".


  3. ^ "Paris Junior College | Affordable Excellence". www.parisjc.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-12..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em



External links


  • Official website





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