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Ranger College

Ranger, Texas·Public, 2-year·Southwest·rangercollege.edu/#gsc.tab=0

Ranger College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 19% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data. In-district tuition and fees are $2,766 and out-of-state tuition and fees are $9,066 (2024). Fall enrollment is 2,522 students, and 3,049 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
19%
—
Total enrollment
2,522
peer median 2,447
Avg net price
$6,182
-$2.3k vs Community College
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About

Ranger College is a public community college in Ranger, Texas. The college's website asserts that it "is one of the oldest public two-year colleges in continuous operation in the state of Texas." In conjunction with its main campus in Ranger, the college maintains several satellite campuses across Erath County and Brown County, Texas. Ranger College provides dual-credit courses to over 40 area school districts.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
19%
Full-time retention
46%

Pell equity

4.8pp gap
Pell recipients
16%19 of 116
Non-Pell (all)
21%27 of 130
Subsidized loan, no Pell
29%2 of 7
No Federal Aid
20%25 of 123

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 11 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
11
Passing
3
27.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

11programs
  • Passing3 · 27.3%
  • No Data8 · 72.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
8

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+20.2%
$40,014 vs $33,298
Precision Metal Working
Associate Degree · Precision Production
+38.0%
$45,941 vs $33,298
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+135.7%
$78,469 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
53%
$9,328 debt · $17,538 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
21%
$8,500 debt · $40,014 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$14,937 debt · $78,469 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$9,350 debt · $49,899 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1968Next review Dec 2028

Action history · 13

  1. Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. May 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2022Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,459
$30–48k$5,645
$48–75k$7,622
$75–110k$9,535
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,182
-$2,314vs Community College median $8,496
Federal loans
6.5%
In-district tuition and fees
$2,766
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$9,066

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 557 students received $3.1M in Pell grants, alongside $993K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
557
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.1M
$3,079,197 total
Direct Loans
$993K
309 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
0k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$377K
141 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$537K
158 loan awards
Parent PLUS$79K
10 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 290 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.4%
+1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
290
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.6%
2017
13.4%
2018
15.0%
2019
3.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Ranger College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs10
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

290 total completions
01Liberal Arts
25487.6%
02Health Professions
258.6%
03Precision Production
72.4%
04Education
41.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,522
12-mo unduplicated
3,049
Undergraduate
3,049
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%1,313
Women
57%1,736

Race / ethnicity composition

White
48.8%
Hispanic
32.5%
Black
6.9%
Non-resident
6.5%
Two or more
4.4%
Unknown
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Asian
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
333
209 M · 124 W
Women athletes
37.2%
Athletic aid
$2.1M
Total student aid
Budget
$4.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.1M
$958K
Recruiting expense
$3K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$28K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Baseball
70 M · —
$626K
Soccer
36 M · 26 W
$715K
Basketball
37 M · 22 W
$660K
Rodeo
32 M · 17 W
$677K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
14 M · 8 W
$224K
Softball
— · 22 W
$278K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,498 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.441 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs01
    Liquor04

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    20.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    33

    Ranger College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Ranger College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectRanger College
    		—Open admission2,522$6,182Community College
    Atlantic Cape Community College
    		—Open admission4,052$8,392Community College
    Black River Technical College
    		—Open admission1,705$5,095Community College
    Carl Albert State College
    		—Open admission1,851$14,607Community College
    Cleveland State Community College
    		—100.0%3,282$6,384Community College
    Coffeyville Community College
    		—Open admission1,466$4,957Community College
    Columbia College
    		—Open admission2,828$11,316Community College
    Copper Mountain Community College
    		—Open admission2,019$9,105Community College
    Crafton Hills College
    		—Open admission6,768$11,331Community College
    CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
    		—Open admission1,048$5,833Community College
    Dyersburg State Community College
    		—Open admission3,296$4,612Community College
    Eastern Oklahoma State College
    		—Open admission1,285$10,830Community College
    Fulton-Montgomery Community College
    		—Open admission1,865$6,696Community College
    Garden City Community College
    		—Open admission2,079$8,244Community College
    Garrett College
    		—Open admission679$9,228Community College
    Gavilan College
    		—Open admission6,083$6,542Community College
    Holyoke Community College
    		—Open admission4,200$8,068Community College
    Marion Military Institute
    		—97.0%332$8,627Community College
    Mineral Area College
    		—Open admission2,447$12,045Community College
    Murray State College
    		—Open admission2,949$12,844Community College
    Napa Valley College
    		—Open admission4,844$14,644Community College
    Orange County Community College
    		—Open admission5,704$6,794Community College
    Ozarka College
    		—Open admission1,069$4,543Community College
    Roane State Community College
    		—99.6%5,002$4,270Community College
    Roanoke-Chowan Community College
    		—Open admission668$5,570Community College
    Roxbury Community College
    		—Open admission2,044$12,244Community College
    Seminole State College
    		—Open admission1,488$14,628Community College
    SUNY Adirondack
    		—Open admission2,576$10,389Community College
    Three Rivers College
    		—Open admission2,604$8,496Community College
    University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton
    		—100.0%2,248$8,725Community College
    University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
    		—Open admission4,478$14,327Community College
    Peer group median—99.8%2,447$8,496

    Institutions like Ranger College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Ranger College's comparison group.

    IPEDS
    • Community CollegeNew Jersey

      Atlantic Cape Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      4,052
      Net price
      $8,392
    • Community CollegeArkansas

      Black River Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,705
      Net price
      $5,095
    • Community CollegeOklahoma

      Carl Albert State College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,851
      Net price
      $14,607
    • Community CollegeTennessee

      Cleveland State Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      100.0%
      Enrollment
      3,282
      Net price
      $6,384
    • Community CollegeKansas

      Coffeyville Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,466
      Net price
      $4,957
    • Community CollegeCalifornia

      Columbia College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,828
      Net price
      $11,316
    • Community CollegeCalifornia

      Copper Mountain Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,019
      Net price
      $9,105
    • Community CollegeCalifornia

      Crafton Hills College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      6,768
      Net price
      $11,331
    • Community CollegeNew York

      CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,048
      Net price
      $5,833
    • Community CollegeTennessee

      Dyersburg State Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      3,296
      Net price
      $4,612
    • Community CollegeOklahoma

      Eastern Oklahoma State College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,285
      Net price
      $10,830
    • Community CollegeNew York

      Fulton-Montgomery Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,865
      Net price
      $6,696
    • Community CollegeKansas

      Garden City Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,079
      Net price
      $8,244
    • Community CollegeMaryland

      Garrett College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      679
      Net price
      $9,228
    • Community CollegeCalifornia

      Gavilan College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      6,083
      Net price
      $6,542
    • Community CollegeMassachusetts

      Holyoke Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      4,200
      Net price
      $8,068
    • Community CollegeAlabama

      Marion Military Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      97.0%
      Enrollment
      332
      Net price
      $8,627
    • Community CollegeMissouri

      Mineral Area College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,447
      Net price
      $12,045
    • Community CollegeOklahoma

      Murray State College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,949
      Net price
      $12,844
    • Community CollegeCalifornia

      Napa Valley College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      4,844
      Net price
      $14,644
    • Community CollegeNew York

      Orange County Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,704
      Net price
      $6,794
    • Community CollegeArkansas

      Ozarka College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,069
      Net price
      $4,543
    • Community CollegeTennessee

      Roane State Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      99.6%
      Enrollment
      5,002
      Net price
      $4,270
    • Community CollegeNorth Carolina

      Roanoke-Chowan Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      668
      Net price
      $5,570
    • Community CollegeMassachusetts

      Roxbury Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,044
      Net price
      $12,244
    • Community CollegeOklahoma

      Seminole State College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,488
      Net price
      $14,628
    • Community CollegeNew York

      SUNY Adirondack

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,576
      Net price
      $10,389
    • Community CollegeMissouri

      Three Rivers College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,604
      Net price
      $8,496
    • Community CollegeArkansas

      University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      100.0%
      Enrollment
      2,248
      Net price
      $8,725
    • Community CollegeArkansas

      University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      4,478
      Net price
      $14,327

    Ranger College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness
    Email
    dkarl [at] rangercollege.edu
    Phone
    254-267-7009

    Institutional effectiveness at RC encompasses accreditation, assessment, and institutional research and is linked to the institution’s Quality Enhancement Plan.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    2 members
    • Debbie Karl
      Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation Liaison
    • John Slaughter
      Institutional Research

    Research funding

    External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

    NSF
    USA Spending
    $8,696,137
    All sources
    $8,696,137

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Notable alumni of Ranger College (2)

    A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

    • Mike Flynt
    • Jacob Skov Olesen

    Frequently asked questions about Ranger College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ranger College.

    What is the acceptance rate at Ranger College?

    Ranger College has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at Ranger College?

    At Ranger College, 19% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend Ranger College?

    Ranger College reports a total enrollment of 2,522 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Ranger College?

    The average net price at Ranger College is $6,182 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Ranger College located?

    Ranger College is located in Ranger, Texas 76470.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Ranger College?

    Ranger College's IR work is done by the Office of Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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