Student’s career path boosted by PJC summer scholarship
Spencer Godwin of Blossom, a senior at Prairiland High School, is receiving a boost in his pursuit of a career in surgery technology, thanks to a summer scholarship program offered by Paris Junior College. The scholarship, available to all eligible graduating high school seniors in the PJC service area, covers tuition for one class in either the Summer I or Summer II semester. “I’ve been taking English and Texas Government (as dual...
Wildcat Center Back Diosdado Signs with PJC
Wildcats senior center back defender Brandon Diosdado announced Wednesday (April 18) that he will play college soccer at Paris Junior College next season. Diosdado made the announcement in front of his family and lots of Wildcats and Lady Cats’ soccer players at the Multipurpose Buiding on the high school campus. Diosdado said when he returned from a visit to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor recently, the PJC head coach sent...
PJC Announces Fall 2017 President’s and Dean’s List Honorees
Paris Junior College is pleased to announce that 182 students were named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement during the fall 2017 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 a...
PJC Regents Approve Associate Degree in Surgical Technology
The Paris Junior College Board of Regents approved a new associate of applied science in surgical technology at its meeting this week. The move comes in response to changes from the Accreditation Review Committee in Surgical Technology & Surgical Assisting (ARC-STSA). Currently PJC offers a Certificate in Surgical Technology that is accredited through ARC-STSA. By 2021, however, ARC-STSA will require all programs to offer an...
PJC Sulphur Springs Campus Beta Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremonies
The Beta Zeta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Paris Junior College recently held spring 2018 induction ceremonies in Sulphur Springs, Greenville and Paris. The two-year college honor society inducted 175 students this semester. PTK offers students opportunities to develop qualities of scholarship, leadership, fellowship, and service. To be eligible, students must have a grade point average of 3.5. They also may become eligible for...
PJC Regents Leave Tuition Unchanged, Learn of Higher Student Success
Tuition and fees for the 2018-2019 Paris Junior College academic year will remain unchanged, the PJC Board of Regents decided at their meeting Monday evening. “We looked at the average tuition rates in the state of Texas and those of our surrounding colleges,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “We recommend you do not increase tuition.” A comparison report drawn from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data...
PJC Receives Safety Award and Scholarship for Student
Paris Junior College was recognized recently for having the best three-year loss ratio in 2016-2017 by Claims Administrative Services (CAS), Inc., which presented PJC with a scholarship for a PJC student and a safety award. This is the second year in a row PJC has received both from CAS. “We are so pleased to have been recognized again for having the best safety record among the CAS colleges,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “It is...
PJC 2017 Fall Graduation Certified Roll Includes Several Area Grads
Paris Junior College is pleased to release the certified roll of graduates from the fifth fall graduation ceremony held Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, in the Hunt Center. According to PJC President Dr. Pamela Anglin, there were 122 male and 108 female graduates from the fall semester, a change from a longtime trend of women outnumbering men. Following are the graduates from the region and their hometowns. Alba: Kristen Brickey Campbell:...
PJC Tuition Remains Below State Average
Paris Junior College continues to be below the state average on tuition and fees, the PJC Board of Regents were informed at their meeting this week. “This time of year I share with you an update on tuition and fees from the state,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin, as part of her report to the regents. In comparison with the state average of community colleges, PJC is lower on in-district, out-of-district, and...
PJC Fall Graduation: 17-Year Old Stanley Twins Receive Associate of Science Degrees
Paris Junior College held its fifth fall graduation ceremony for 230 graduates on Friday, Dec. 15, in the Hunt Center. An opening invocation was delivered by Student Government Association President Laura Sandoval, and music student Deja Sikes performed “Ending of the Beginning.” Graduates this fall ranged from 63 to 17 years of age, and came from four states — Texas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, and California. According to PJC...
