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Paris Junior College

Community college based in Paris, Texas, U.S.

Summary

Community college based in Paris, Texas, U.S.

Field	Value
name	Paris Junior College
image	Paris Junior College July 2015 01 (Louis B. Williams Administration Building).jpg
caption	Paris Junior College's Louis B. Williams Administration Building
established	1924
type	Public community college
president	Stephen Benson
city	Paris
state	Texas
country	U.S.
coor
undergrad	5,000+
campus	Rural
sports_nickname	Dragons
athletics_affiliations	NJCAA – Southwest
colors	Green and gold
website

Paris Junior College (PJC) is a public community college with three campuses in East 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.

Service area

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

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.

Athletics

Paris Junior College's 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 (SJCC) of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). PJC offers athletic scholarships in baseball, softball, and men and women's basketball.

Paris fielded first fielded a football team in 1925 with Hub Hollis as head coach. Boyd Converse was the program's final coach before the football was dropped after the 1961 season.

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

Notable alumni

A. M. Aikin Jr. Texas state legislator and lawyer
James R. Biard (), engineer and inventor
Brenda Cherry, civil rights activist
Marsha Farney (), member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 20 in Williamson County
Jim Hess, former college football coach and NFL scout
Eddie Robinson Former Professional Baseball player, coach, and executive

References

[https://www.usnews.com/education/community-colleges/paris-junior-college-CC06697 Enrollment Numbers PJC]
Texas Education Code, Section 130.195, "Paris Junior College District Service Area".
"Paris Junior College {{!}} Affordable Excellence".
. (January 1, 1951). ["Hollis Was PJC's First Grid Coach"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paris-news/149114232/). *[[The Paris News]]*.
Allen, Ted. (December 8, 1963). "Boyd Converse Named Kilgore College Coach". [[Kilgore News Herald]].

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