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Community college · Public

Cisco College

Cisco, TX1,010 online only

Cisco College is a public community college in Cisco, TX, with about 1,991 students on campus and 1,010 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
1,991
plus 1,010 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$9,624
tuition and fees $4,710; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
30%
lower than at 91% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$39,092
lower than at 55% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Cisco College

A lower graduation rate than at most 2-year colleges

Only 30% of students graduate within three years, fewer than at 91% of 2-year colleges. 67% of first-year students come back for a second year. Outcomes ↓

Cisco College is mostly about liberal arts

60% of the degrees Cisco College awards are in liberal arts; the next biggest field, English, is 15%. Majors ↓

Rent in Cisco is below the state median

Median rent in Cisco is $941 a month, 33% below the state median. Living in Cisco ↓

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
30%
within 3 years · Pell students 24%
Come back for year two
67%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$39,092
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

3.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$101 a month against about $2,845 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

37%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 32% 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
$36k
Middle income$30–75k
$44k
Higher incomeover $75k
$50k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Cisco College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $17,469 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $7,140

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,710Room & board $5,366Books & supplies $1,339Other costs $6,054

After grants, the average family on aid pays $9,624.

Tuition and fees are $4,710 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

$10,586

About $21,172 over 2 years · 39% 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

Liberal arts 60%English 15%Health professions 10%Mechanic & repair 4%Family & consumer sciences 3%Precision production 2%Everything else 5%

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 Humanities313 graduates a year · typical debt $14,250
$44k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing51 graduates a year
$81k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions22 graduates a year
$54k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections5 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations5 graduates a year
—not reported
Fire Protection4 graduates a year
—not reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services2 graduates a year
—not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection2 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

1,620 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 45%Hispanic 29%Black 14%Asian 2%Two or more 5%International 2%

Women and men

Women 63%Men 37%
14 : 1
students per teacher
26%
get Pell grants (lower income)
6%
take federal loans
17%
undergrads 25 or older
49%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Cisco

15% of Cisco’s 3,980 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Cisco pages.

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CiscoCisco, TX
$941/momedian rent · 33% below the state$154Ktypical home valueB+Safety Grade32° / 95°January low / July high · 4" of snowB−Health GradeAll colleges in and near CiscoCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Cisco College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Ranger CollegeCommunity college · Public · Ranger
17.9 mi2,007 students

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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.