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Community college · Public

Frank Phillips College

Borger, TX645 online only

Frank Phillips College is a public community college in Borger, TX, with about 1,103 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,103
plus 645 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$7,953
tuition and fees $3,712; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
45%
lower than at 74% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$37,179
lower than at 62% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Frank Phillips College

The only college for 30 miles

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

Rent in Borger is below the state median

Median rent in Borger is $910 a month, 35% below the state median. Living in Borger ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

Getting in

How hard is it to get into Frank Phillips College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Frank Phillips College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $12,877 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $4,882

Tuition & fees (in state) $3,712Room & board $4,974Books & supplies $1,500Other costs $2,691

After grants, the average family on aid pays $7,953.

Tuition and fees are $3,712 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

$7,332

About $14,664 over 2 years · 43% off the sticker price

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

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
45%
within 3 years · Pell students 44%
Come back for year two
38%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$37,179
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$9,500
about $101 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

3.7%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$101 a month against about $2,701 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

36%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 30% 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
$33k
Middle income$30–75k
$43k
Higher incomeover $75k
$51k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 39%Engineering tech 19%Precision production 18%Health professions 11%Culinary & personal services 9%Mechanic & repair 3%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

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

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities115 graduates a year
$36k4 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians15 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural Business and Management1 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods1 graduates a year
—not reported
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians1 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General1 graduates a year
—not reported
Chemistry1 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General1 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

623 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 35%Hispanic 49%Black 4%Two or more 1%International 5%

Women and men

Women 59%Men 41%
20 : 1
students per teacher
26%
get Pell grants (lower income)
4%
take federal loans
8%
undergrads 25 or older
28%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Borger

6% of Borger’s 11,842 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Borger pages.

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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.