by our College Data Analytics Team
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Paris Junior College was awarded 16 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College Factual ranked Paris Junior College as #1,438 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Paris Junior College held the #2,008 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, Paris Junior College is ranked at #65.
Since Paris Junior College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio at Paris Junior College is 25 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Paris Junior College is 55%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Paris Junior College this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,421 undergraduates at Paris Junior College with 1,518 being full-time and 2,903 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Paris Junior College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Paris Junior College, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $4,297 a year. That adds up to $17,188 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Paris Junior College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2400 Clarksville St, Paris, TX 75460 |
| Phone: | 903-785-7661 |
| Website: | www.parisjc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 503 | NA |
| General English Literature | 173 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 93 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 83 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 56 | NA |
| Nursing | 55 | NA |
| Accounting | 50 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 42 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 38 | NA |
| Precision Systems Maintenance | 35 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 2,812 students took at least one online class at Paris Junior College. This is an increase from the 2,459 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,812 | 1,351 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,459 | 1,251 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,466 | 1,001 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,397 | 935 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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