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Ranger College

1100 College Circle, Ranger, TX 76470

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Ranger College School Description

Ranger College occupies a 50-acre campus within the city limits of Ranger, an Eastland County community of approximately 3,000 people located just north of Interstate 20 between Fort Worth and Abilene. The beautifully wooded rolling hills and several lakes provide ample opportunities for hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation, while the City of Ranger has excellent schools and churches and a congenial, supportive citizenry. Its proximity to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex is another advantage.

College classes are also offered at numerous off-campus locations in neighboring cities. In Brown County, a Vocational Nursing Program is offered in Early and a Cosmetology Program is offered in Brownwood, the county seat. Continuing Education and a limited number of academic courses are offered in Early and in Stephenville, the home of Tarleton State University. These programs have an annual enrollment in excess of 125 students. A program in academic studies is offered at the Comanche Center in Comanche, the county seat of Comanche County where annual enrollments average about 400 students. Comanche, located 25 miles from Brownwood, is a thriving city of 4,000 population with an economy based on food processing, livestock feed processing, agriculture, and a lively trade in both peanuts and pecans.

Ranger College is one of the oldest public two-year colleges in continuous operation in the state of Texas.

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Ranger College

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Ranger College is a community college located in Ranger, Texas, a small town 90 miles west of Fort Worth, 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 offers adjunct classes in neighboring cities.

As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of Ranger College is the following:

  • the part of the Ranger Independent School District located in Eastland County, excluding the area known as the "old Bullock School Land", and
  • all of Brown, Comanche, Erath, Young, Palo Pinto, and Stephens Counties, excluding the portion of the Graham Independent School District located in Young County.

History

The school opened on September 13, 1926 with 30 students. The State Department of Education recognized it on March 23, 1927. Ranger College was a governed by the public school system until August 18, 1950, when the Board of Education separated junior colleges. The school thereafter has been governed independently by a Board of Regents and its own presidents, of which Dr. G. C. Boswell was the first.

In 1978 the Ranger College football team won the NJCAA national championship.

On 16 June 2007, Ranger College won the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association men's team title in the College National Finals Rodeo held in Casper, Wyoming. Ranger had only been competing again since 2005, after a 25-year hiatus.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Southwest
Setting:
Rural Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
82%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$2,082
Students Receiving Aid:
91%
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Ranger College Degree Programs

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Ranger College Students & Campus Life

General

Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 82%
Part-Time 18%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 66%
African-American 16%
Hispanic 14%
Other 4%
Asian 0%

Geography

In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 82%
Out-of-State 18%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Texas 82%
Arkansas 4%
Florida 3%
Oklahoma 2%
Louisiana 1%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Ranger College Expenses (Tuition & Fees)

Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-District In-State Out-of-State
Published Tuition and Fees:
 $ 1,682 $ 2,082 $ 2,082
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 1,332 $ 1,476 $ 1,692
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
 $ 450 $ 450 $ 450
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
 $ 2,832 50%  
State and Local Grants:
 $ 456 33%  
Institutional Grants:
 $ 1,342 85%  
Any Aid:
   91%  

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