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Paris Junior College

Paris, TX1,228 online only

Paris Junior College is a public community college in Paris, TX, with about 3,228 students on campus and 1,228 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
3,228
plus 1,228 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$7,690
tuition and fees $2,700; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
38%
lower than at 81% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$36,515
lower than at 64% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Paris Junior College

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $5,342, about $57 a month over ten years. That’s 2.2% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Paris Junior College. Nearby ↓

Rent in Paris is below the state median

Median rent in Paris is $971 a month, 31% below the state median. Living in Paris ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
38%
within 3 years · Pell students 34%
Come back for year two
58%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$36,515
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$5,342
about $57 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

2.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$57 a month against about $2,527 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

32%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 21% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$34k
Middle income$30–75k
$43k
Higher incomeover $75k
$46k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Paris Junior College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Paris Junior College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $13,626 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $5,700

Tuition & fees (in state) $2,700Room & board $6,051Books & supplies $1,500Other costs $3,375

After grants, the average family on aid pays $7,690.

Tuition and fees are $2,700 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$8,420

About $16,840 over 2 years · 38% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 34%Liberal arts 14%Mechanic & repair 10%Precision production 10%Business 8%Education 4%Everything else 20%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General120 graduates a year
$50k4 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities119 graduates a year
$45k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing58 graduates a year
$76k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services50 graduates a year
$45k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods46 graduates a year
$40k4 yrs out
Criminology30 graduates a year
—not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness29 graduates a year
$39k4 yrs out
Psychology, General26 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

2,204 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 56%Hispanic 23%Black 12%Asian 2%Two or more 5%International 2%

Women and men

Women 65%Men 35%
25 : 1
students per teacher
26%
get Pell grants (lower income)
2%
take federal loans
18%
undergrads 25 or older
43%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Paris

5% of Paris’s 25,205 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Paris pages.

Paris →
$971/momedian rent · 31% below the state$171Ktypical home valueDSafety Grade33° / 94°January low / July highDHealth GradeAll colleges in and near ParisCompare prices, admissions and outcomes

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.