PJC Employees Receive Service Pins
Fall convocation was held recently as Paris Junior College welcomed faculty to campus in preparation for the fall semester that began August 26. One of the highlights of a day of meetings and training was recognition of faculty and staff for their time of service at the college. Receiving service awards included: Ten year service pins were awarded to English Instructor Dr. Marian Ellis, Plant Operations and Maintenance Secretary Tina...
PJC Board of Regents Approves Tax Rate, Budget
The Paris Junior College Board of Regents held a public hearing on the proposed tax rate and the 2019-2020 budget. No public comment was received. After adjourning the public hearing, the Regents went into the regular meeting and gave formal approval to the tax rate of $0.084/$100 valuation, a reduction from the previous year’s rate of $0.85, and the 2019-2020 budget. The 2019-2020 PJC budget will be $36,320,422, up $1.7 million...
Regional Community College Meeting Hosted by PJC
Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center Public Information Services A TC3 Texas Community College Consortium board meeting was held at the PJC-Greenville Center campus. The Consortium was originally formed by five East Texas community colleges and has now grown to seven. Bill Schultz is Executive Director of the consortium. Dr. Pamela Anglin, President of Paris Junior College, welcomed officials from several community colleges in...
Academic Honors Go to PJC Athletes
Paris Junior College athletes earned both individual and team academic honors from the National Junior College Athletic Association. Student-athletes from around the nation contributed to a new NJCAA record as 6,656 participants earned a spot on one of the three NJCAA All-Academic teams, having achieved a 3.60 GPA or higher. This year’s record eclipsed the previous mark of 6,329 set in the 2017-18 academic year. Team-wide honors...
PJC Board Receives Good News on Enrollment, Retention
Both enrollment and retention are up at Paris Junior College, the Board of Regents learned at their meeting held June 24. The report on Summer I enrollment shows contact hours are up 3.6 percent from the previous year and head count is up 14.78 percent from a year ago. “Summer II registration is going well,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin, “I think Summer II enrollment is going to be really good.” Retention...
Cybersecurity Degree Program at PJC
PJC Cyber Cedric and Marjorie PJC offering new Cybersecurity degree this fall People are increasingly integrating technology into their lives, including through online shopping or bringing the Internet of Things coming into homes. Every 39 seconds a cyber-attack happens to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and governments. To respond for the all-time high demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals, Paris Junior College...
Former Lady Cat Kamryn Wimberly Will Be Continuing Her Soccer Career At Erskine College
After playing soccer for two years at Paris Junior College and graduating this spring, former Lady Cat Kamryn Wimberly will continue her soccer career at Division II Erskine College in Due West, South Carolina. Wimberly says PJC showed a lot of improvement last year over her first year there. The 2017 Sulphur Springs High School grad says Erskine College has a good soccer program. While at PJC, Wimberly says she visited Erskine and...
PJC Students Make the President’s and Dean’s List
Paris Junior College is pleased to announce that 203 students were named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement during the spring 2019 semester. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average, (straight A’s) on a minimum of 15 semester hours. Those on the Dean’s List must have a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average for at least 15 semester hours and have no grade lower than...
PJC Sulphur Springs News
PJC SSpgs Preciado registers Ulises Preciado, right, reviews the Paris Junior College class schedule for fall as he prepares to enroll at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center. He gets some help from Campus Assistant Director Iris Gutierrez, left, and his mother, Maria C. Preciado. Summer II and fall registration is underway at the campus. Call 903-885-1232 for information.
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Nurse Aide Assistance
Kristi Schultz, coordinator of nursing home training at Paris Junior College, assists Rickerius Williams and other students enrolled in her Nurse Aide class at the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center. To find out about other continuing education classes offered at the campus, call 903-885-1232.
