Paris Junior College

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Paris, TX

University Website:  www.parisjc.edu/
Apply Online:  https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX?s_logon_msg=Y

Paris Junior College, or PJC, was founded in 1924 as a campus of Paris Independent School District in the U.S. state of Texas and currently counts three campuses: Paris, Greenville, and Sulphur Springs with a total enrollment of 4,000 students. PJC offers a range of associates degrees and certificates.

As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of PJC consists of the following:

Their school mascot is the Dragon, and their colors are green and gold. The men's teams go by "Dragons" while the women's teams are "Lady Dragons."

Won the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Men's Division I basketball tournament in 2005 by defeating Moberly Area CC 70-61. Other athletic accomplishments:

Houses the Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology which offers training in horology, including mechanical watchmaking, and gemology.

The Industrial Technology Division offers programs in Air Conditioning Technology, Refrigeration Technology, Agricultural Technology, Drafting and Computer-aided Design, Electronics, Electromechanical Technology, and Welding Technology.

Paris Junior College also offers a well rounded Fine Arts Program including Theatre Arts, Music, Vocal Studies/Chorale and Art. The PJC Theatre was renamed the Ray E. Karrer Theatre for the Performing Arts in 2004 after the retirement of its longtime Fine Arts Division Chairman, Mr. Ray E. Karrer. The college is also a participating member of the Phi Rho Pi organization, competing in intercollegiate forensics, drama and public speaking. Paris Junior College Theatre and Speech students have won multiple National Junior College Championships in Individual Events and Reader's Theatre since its inception. In 2010 Paris Junior College re-instated it's locale Chapter #55 of Delta Psi Omega, the national two-year college drama honor fraternity.

Current Theatre faculty include Alex Peevy, who oversees all technical aspects of the program including lights, sound, and set design and William Walker, who oversees costumes, acting, and theatre appreciation.

Fall of 2011 marked the beginning of the new Associate's degree program in Musical Theatre, with the opening of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. This marks the second two-year public college in the United States to have such a program.

Musical Theatre faculty include: Mr. Phil Briggs: Director of Choirs, Ms. Jennie Vaughan: Head of piano instruction and theory, Alex Peevy: Director of movement and stage combat and Technical Director for the Ray Karrer Theatre, and William Walker: Director of the History of Musical Theatre and director of the musicals.

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Paris Junior College College Scholarships

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Youth Livestock Scholarship

State Fair of Texas

$6,000 February 01, 2024 See Details
 

Youth Livestock Scholarship

State Fair of Texas

award

$6,000

deadline

February 01, 2024
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TEXAS Grant

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Up to $5,379 Varies See Details
 

TEXAS Grant

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

award

Up to $5,379

deadline

Varies
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Clarence E. Ridley Scholarship

Texas City Management Association

$5,000 January 05, 2024 See Details
 

Clarence E. Ridley Scholarship

Texas City Management Association

award

$5,000

deadline

January 05, 2024
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Texas Elks State Association Four-Year Scholarship

Texas Elks Association

$5,000 March 08, 2024 See Details
 

Texas Elks State Association Four-Year Scholarship

Texas Elks Association

award

$5,000

deadline

March 08, 2024
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Women In Stem Award

British American Foundation of Texas

$5,000 March 31, 2024 See Details
 

Women In Stem Award

British American Foundation of Texas

award

$5,000

deadline

March 31, 2024
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Harold Taft Scholarship

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - Lone Star Chapter

Up to $2,500 Varies See Details
 

Harold Taft Scholarship

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - Lone Star Chapter

award

Up to $2,500

deadline

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Texas History Essay Contest

Sons of the Republic of Texas

Up to $4,000 January 31, 2024 See Details
 

Texas History Essay Contest

Sons of the Republic of Texas

award

Up to $4,000

deadline

January 31, 2024
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East Texas Geological Society Scholarship

East Texas Communities Foundation

$2,000 March 01, 2024 See Details
 

East Texas Geological Society Scholarship

East Texas Communities Foundation

award

$2,000

deadline

March 01, 2024
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CCST Scholarship

Career Colleges and Schools of Texas

$1,000 Varies See Details
 

CCST Scholarship

Career Colleges and Schools of Texas

award

$1,000

deadline

Varies
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Fred R. McDaniel Memorial Scholarship

American Radio Relay League

$1,000 January 10, 2024 See Details
 

Fred R. McDaniel Memorial Scholarship

American Radio Relay League

award

$1,000

deadline

January 10, 2024
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