PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE E-12

2400 Clarksville St.
Paris, TX 75460-6298
Tel: (903)785-7661; 800-232-5804; Admissions: (903)782-0425; Web Site: http://www.parisjc.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1924. Setting: 54-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 3,862. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 24:1. 1,591 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 1,430 students, 61% women, 39% men. Part-time: 2,432 students, 64% women, 36% men. Students come from 16 states and territories, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 13% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0.1% international, 41% 25 or older. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for nursing program. Option: early admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: THEA required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $1068 Full-time. State resident tuition: $1596 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $2436 full-time. Mandatory fees: $260 full-time. College room and board: $2000. College room only: $500.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group, choral group. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. On-campus residence required in freshman year. 38,150 books and 404 serials. 82 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: Population 25,000, Paris, a farming and industrial center, has a modern attractiveness which is the result of planned reconstruction following a fire that swept the town in 1916. Today the local industries produce furniture, light bulb parts, clothing, and food items. Located in the heart of Red River Valley, the area has a mean annual temperature of 63.9 degrees. There are four rail lines, two bus lines, five main highways, and an airport approximately seven miles away to serve the community. A public library, theatres, two hospitals, and civic and fraternal organizations are active in the city. Local recreation includes the parks, bowling, golf, and nearby Pat Mayse Lake providing boating, swimming, and fishing.