After Paris Junior College: graduation, pay and debt
Paris, Texas · Public · 4,456 undergrads
The typical student earns $36,515 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $5,342 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$36.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$5,342
median federal debt at graduation.
32%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
36%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
36%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
43%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
993
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
17%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$30,318
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,855
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,515
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
43%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$5,342
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$4,300
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$4,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
32%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
32%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
32%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers