Paris Junior College (PJC) is a public community college with three campuses in Texas: Paris, Greenville, and Sulphur Springs. 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 Texas Legislature, the official service area of PJC consists of the following:

Athletics

Paris Junior College's 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 (SJCC) of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). PJC offers athletic scholarships in baseball, softball, and men and women's basketball. Paris fielded first fielded a football team in 1925 with Hub Hollis as head coach. Boyd Converse was the program's final coach before the football was dropped after the 1961 season.

Notable alumni