Paris Junior College (PJC) is a

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with three campuses in

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, Greenville, and

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. 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

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, 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 Paris is a city and county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, the population of the city was 24,171 in 2020. History Present-day Lamar County was part of Red River ...

, *all of Lamar and Delta counties, *the Detroit Independent School District and

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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

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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. Paris Junior College July 2015 03 (Gymnasium)

Paris Junior College July 2015 03 (Gymnasium)

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

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. PJC offers athletic scholarships in baseball, softball, and men and women's basketball.

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

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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

External links

Official website
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Service area

Athletics

Notable alumni

See also

References

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