Public · Community college

Cisco College

Cisco, Texas · Remote rural

23%
Transfer rate: $9,624
Avg net price: 30%
Grad / completion: $39,092
Median earnings

Cisco College is a public certificate-granting institution in Cisco, Texas (remote rural setting), enrolling 1,620 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,620 undergradsRemote ruralNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Cisco, Texas

Cisco is a city in Eastland County, Texas, United States. Cisco, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 183 and Interstate 20 in northwestern Eastland County, traces its history back to 1878 or 1879, when Rev. C. G. Stevens arrived in the area, established a post office and a church, and called the frontier settlement "Red Gap". (Wikipedia)

Setting: Remote rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 99 miles to Fort Worth, TX
To the ocean: 289 miles
Nearest airport: 41 miles to Abilene (ABI)

How Cisco College compares

Graduation rate30%

Higher than 12% · #217 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention67%

Higher than 38%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,092

Higher than 66% · #52 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$9,624

Cheaper than 72% · #61 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment1,620

Larger than 79%

Percentiles compare Cisco College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women91056%
Men71044%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White45%
Black14%
Hispanic29%
Asian1.8%
Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,620
Student–faculty ratio: 14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 26%
First-generation students: 44%
Students over 25: 17%
Median family income: $26,671
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $46,485
Endowment: $1,702,849

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $4,710
Out-of-state tuition: $7,140
Room & board: $5,366
Books & supplies: $1,339
Total cost of attendance: $17,469
Average net price: $9,624

Outcomes

Graduated: 30%
First-year retention: 67%
Transferred to another college: 23%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $34,134
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $39,092
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 6%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 33%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 357
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 22%
Application fee: Free
Athletics: NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes: 300 (207 men · 93 women)

Varsity sports (8)

Football99

Baseball64

Rodeo62

Softball23

Volleyball16

Soccer15

Basketball14

Cross Country7

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 1
Property offenses (2022–2024): 3

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year

0.3 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

1.0

Aggravated assault

0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$8,287

$30–48k

$9,069

$48–75k

$10,586

$75–110k

$13,228

$110k+

$15,838

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

43%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,693

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 43% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,693. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 289 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $39,092
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 24%
Out-earn a HS grad: 47%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$35,860

Men

$45,566

Men out-earn women by $9,706 (27%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 96°F
Winter low: 30°F
Annual rain: 29.2″
Annual snow: 1.6″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Eastland, TX US station (9.8 mi from campus).

What Cisco College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCert.

319 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

319———Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

313 grads$18k 1 yr— 5 yr$11k debt

313$17,820—$10,875 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

51 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

51———Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

44 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

44———Precision Metal WorkingCert.

24 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

24———Real EstateCert.

23 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

23———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

22 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

22———Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCert.

17 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

17———Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15———Fire ProtectionCert.

14 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

14———Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Cert.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.