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Community college · Public

Ranger College

Ranger, TX491 online only

Ranger College is a public community college in Ranger, TX, with about 2,007 students on campus.

Students on campus
2,007
plus 491 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$6,182
tuition and fees $2,766; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
19%
lower than at 98% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$35,552
lower than at 66% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Ranger College

A lower graduation rate than at most 2-year colleges

Only 19% of students graduate within three years, fewer than at 98% of 2-year colleges. 46% of first-year students come back for a second year. Outcomes ↓

Ranger College is mostly about liberal arts

53% of the degrees Ranger College awards are in liberal arts; the next biggest field, precision production, is 22%. Majors ↓

Rent in Ranger is below the state median

Median rent in Ranger is $904 a month, 36% below the state median. Living in Ranger ↓

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

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
19%
within 3 years · Pell students 16%
Come back for year two
46%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$35,552
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

3.9%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$101 a month against about $2,576 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

35%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 29% 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
$41k
Higher incomeover $75k
$49k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Ranger College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $15,017 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $9,066

Tuition & fees (in state) $2,766Room & board $5,082Books & supplies $1,800Other costs $5,369

After grants, the average family on aid pays $6,182.

Tuition and fees are $2,766 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

$7,622

About $15,244 over 2 years · 49% 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 53%Precision production 22%Culinary & personal services 14%Health professions 8%Mechanic & repair 2%Education 1%

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 Humanities206 graduates a year · typical debt $5,917
$40k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing36 graduates a year · typical debt $17,624
$78k4 yrs out
Precision Metal Working7 graduates a year
$46k4 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods1 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

971 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 49%Hispanic 33%Black 7%Two or more 4%International 6%

Women and men

Women 60%Men 40%
20 : 1
students per teacher
17%
get Pell grants (lower income)
7%
take federal loans
6%
undergrads 25 or older
23%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Ranger

16% of Ranger’s 2,335 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Ranger pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

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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.