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Paris Junior College

Paris, Texas Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Paris Junior College is a public two-year institution based in Paris, Texas. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 4,533 students in fall 2024.

Paris Junior College offers certificates and associate degrees across 42 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Welding Technology, and Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. It awarded 914 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 58% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,533
Students enrolled
58%
First-year retention
914
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
42
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 42

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 10
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Precision Production 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Education 2
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Engineering Technologies 2
Social Sciences 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Engineering 1
Psychology 1
Construction Trades 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
English Language and Literature 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Physical Sciences 2
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
58%
First-year retention, part-time students
37%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
603
Certificates under 1 year
261
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
50

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,533
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,533
Full-time, fall 2024
32%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,371
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
56%
Hispanic or Latino
24%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
38%
Students taking some online courses
32%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Stephen M. Benson, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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