Community college based in Paris, Texas, U.S.
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.
Service area
As defined by the
Texas Legislature , the official service area of PJC consists of the following:
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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
Athletics
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.
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The Henry P. Mayer Center for the Musical Arts in July 2015
Notable alumni
See also
References
External links
K-12 school districts
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