PJC Earns 2017 Military Friendly School Designation
Paris Junior College has earned the 2017 Military Friendly® School designation by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs SM, and Military Spouse. First published in 2009, Military Friendly® Schools is the most comprehensive, powerful resource for veterans today. Each year, the list of Military Friendly® Schools is provided to service members and their families, helping them select the best college, university, or trade...
All PJC Campuses Offers Seniors Up to Six Hours of Free Tuition
Senior citizens may start the spring semester at Paris Junior College with up to six hours of free tuition. The offer applies to classes with open seats on the first day of the semester. “Multiple studies have shown that education maintains intellectual activity essential to brain health, similar to exercising for heart health,” said PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. “We see this as part of PJC’s mission to serve the...
Continuing Ed Courses at PJC-Sulphur Springs in January
Several classes are available from the Paris Junior College – Sulphur Springs Center Continuing Education Department in January. To sign up, or for more information, call 903-454-9333. Unless otherwise noted, classes will be held at the Center at 1137 Loop 301 East in Sulphur Springs. The Initial Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers class on lifesaving skills for respiratory and cardiac emergencies will meet from noon to 5...
PJC-Sulphur Springs Center Offers Free GED Class Starting January 9
The Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center’s Adult Education and Family Literacy program is offering a free intensive GED® (General Educational Development) class starting on Jan. 9. Pre-registration is required. Registration for the GED® class begins Jan. 2; it will be held at the CANHelp Building. Contact Registration Clerk Macenzie Langston to sign up at 903-782-0467. In addition to preparing for the GED®, the Adult...
PJC Announces Graduation, Early Registration, Winter Mid-Term for All Campuses
Paris Junior College will hold fall semester graduation on Friday, Dec. 16 in the Hunt Center beginning at 7 p.m. Students who plan to be in the ceremony are encouraged to come at 6 p.m. to the Rheudasil Learning Center to begin lining up. Early registration for spring classes on the Sulphur Springs campus is underway. Early registration is also going on for the winter mini-term, which starts on Dec. 19, and the spring semester that...
PJC Inducts Over 100 into College Honor Society
Over 100 new members of the Beta Zeta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year college honor society, were recently inducted at Paris Junior College for the fall semester. “We were delighted to have such a good turnout and warm reception at all three induction ceremonies,” said PTK advisor and English instructor Diann Mason. PTK offers students opportunities to develop qualities of scholarship, leadership, fellowship, and...
PJC Named To Schools.com Top 10 Texas Community Colleges List
Paris Junior College has been named to the Top 10 Texas community colleges in 2016 by Schools.com. Ranked seventh on the list, PJC was included in part because it tied for fifth-highest graduation rate of all Texas community colleges in 2015, and for its status as a Pathways Project institution. The Pathways Project is an American Association of Community Colleges initiative that aims to improve student success both in the classroom...
Oak Ridge Boys’ Duane Allen Picks PJC for Pre-Release Movie Premiere Sunday: Advance Viewers Will Help Select Movie Name
Cunningham native and Paris Junior College Distinguished Alumnus Duane Allen has chosen PJC’s Ray Karrer Theater for the first pre-release showing of a new Christmas-themed movie in which he stars. The world premiere of the faith-based Christmas movie will be shown Sunday, November 20, at 2 p.m. Tickets for the movie are $25 for adults, $12.50 for children 12 and under. Afterwards, ticket holders will be treated to a meet-and-greet...
PJC Proposition Fails in All But One County
Only Lamar County approved the proposition to enter the Paris Junior College District during the November General Election Tuesday. All other counties, Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, and Red River, voting on the proposition declined the invitation. Lamar County voters approved the measure with 5,491 (55%) for and 4,576 (45%) against. In Hopkins and Delta County, it wasn’t even close. In Hopkins County 7,164 (70%) voted “No” and 3,126...
PJC Proposition Fails; Bartley Re-elected; Heavy Republican Turnout
Republican voters carried the day in Hopkins County. Republican straight party voting carried the day with 80% of straight ballot voting or 6,784 ballots to the Democratic Party 1,749 straight ticket voters.Much of the local focus was on Commissioner Precinct 3, three local school boards, and one county and one city proposition. Republican incumbent Wade Bartley was re-elected Commissioner Precinct 3 as he defeated challenger Democrat...
