Paris Junior College

Paris Junior College

Paris Junior College's Louis B. Williams Administration Building
Type	Community college
Established	1924
President	Pam Anglin
Administrative staff	N/A
Undergraduates	5,000+
Location	Paris, Texas, USA 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
Campus	Rural
Endowment	N/A
Colors	Green and gold
Athletics	NJCAA – Southwest
Nickname	Dragons
Website	www.parisjc.edu

Paris Junior College, or PJC, was founded in 1924 as a campus of Paris Independent School District in the U.S. state of Texas and currently counts three campuses: Paris, Greenville, and Sulphur Springs with a total nearing enrollment of 5,000 students. PJC offers a range of associates degrees and certificates.

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

Their school mascot is the Dragon, and their 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.

PJC Won the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Men's Division I basketball tournament in 2005 by defeating Moberly Area CC 70-61. Other athletic accomplishments:

Houses the Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology which offers training in horology, including mechanical watchmaking, and gemology.

The Industrial Technology Division offers programs in Air Conditioning Technology, Refrigeration Technology, Agricultural Technology, Drafting and Computer-aided Design, Electronics, Electromechanical Technology, and Welding Technology.

Paris Junior College also offers a well rounded Fine Arts Program including Theatre Arts, Music, Vocal Studies/Chorale and Art. The PJC Theatre was renamed the Ray E. Karrer Theatre for the Performing Arts in 2004 after the retirement of its longtime Fine Arts Division Chairman, Mr. Ray E. Karrer. The college is also a participating member of the Phi Rho Pi organization, competing in intercollegiate forensics, drama and public speaking. Paris Junior College Theatre and Speech students have won multiple National Junior College Championships in Individual Events and Reader's Theatre since its inception. In 2010 Paris Junior College re-instated it's locale Chapter #55 of Delta Psi Omega, the national two-year college drama honor fraternity.