Services & Benefits

Academic Support

  • Academic Coaching/Advising

  • Course Selection & Graduation Plans

  • Grade Checks & Accountability

  • Academic Success Workshops and Skill-Building Workshops

  • Self-Discovery Workshops

Career & Transfer Readiness

  • Career & 4-Year Transfer School Exploration

  • Assistance Selecting a Major

  • Career/Personality Assessment

  • College Tours

  • Interviewing Skills & Résumé Writing

Financial Literacy & Aid Help

  • Budgeting Assistance

  • FAFSA Assistance

  • Help Finding & Applying for Scholarships

Tutoring & Technology

  • Free Tutoring

  • Computer Lab with Free Printing

Community & Enrichment

  • Community Service Opportunities

  • Cultural Enrichment Activities (Etiquette Dinner, Museum Visits, Theater Events)

  • National First-Generation Day, National TRIO Day

  • End-of-Year Celebration/Outing

TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) at Paris Junior College is 100% federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education. TRIO SSS serves 140 participants annually who are from low-income backgrounds, first-generation college students and/or participants with disabling conditions, with a budget of $261,888.

Paris Junior College prohibits discrimination, including harassment, against any student on the basis of sex or gender, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, age, or any other basis prohibited by law. A lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in the career and technical education programs of PJC.