Public · Community college

Frank Phillips College

Borger, Texas · Distant town

11%
Transfer rate: $7,953
Avg net price: 45%
Grad / completion: $37,179
Median earnings

Frank Phillips College is a public certificate-granting institution in Borger, Texas (distant town setting), enrolling 623 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 623 undergradsDistant townNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Borger, Texas

Borger is the largest city in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States. Ace Borger and his business partner John R. Miller purchased a 240-acre (0.97 km2) townsite near the Canadian River in March 1926 after the discovery of oil in the vicinity. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 38 miles to Amarillo, TX
To the ocean: 550 miles
Nearest airport: 35 miles to Rick Husband Amarillo (AMA)

How Frank Phillips College compares

Graduation rate45%

Higher than 31% · #181 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention38%

Higher than 5%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,179

Higher than 57% · #77 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$7,953

Cheaper than 79% · #52 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment623

Larger than 66%

Percentiles compare Frank Phillips 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

Women35557%
Men26843%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White35%
Black3.5%
Hispanic49%
Other or multiracial11%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 623
Student–faculty ratio: 20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 26%
First-generation students: 49%
Students over 25: 8%
Median family income: $25,274
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $47,808
Endowment: $2,859,177

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 320 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Texas85%
Other U.S. states7.5%
International7.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Frank Phillips College draws overwhelmingly from Texas.

7% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $3,712
Out-of-state tuition: $4,882
Room & board: $4,974
Books & supplies: $1,500
Total cost of attendance: $12,877
Average net price: $7,953

Outcomes

Graduated: 45%
First-year retention: 38%
Transferred to another college: 11%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $32,413
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $37,179
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 4%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 32%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

45%

First-generation

31%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: Yes
Dorm capacity: 228
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 37%
Housing charge (year): $1,000
Meal plan (year): $4,114
Application fee: Free
Athletics: NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes: 115 (64 men · 51 women)

Varsity sports (5)

Baseball41

Basketball28

Softball16

Rodeo16

Volleyball14

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$7,940

$30–48k

$9,179

$48–75k

$7,332

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

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.

33%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$5,475

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 33% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,475. 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 207 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): $37,179
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 26%
Out-earn a HS grad: 49%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 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

$31,521

Men

$45,837

Men out-earn women by $14,316 (45%) 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: 95°F
Winter low: 26°F
Annual rain: 22.5″
Annual snow: 15″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Borger, TX US station (0.8 mi from campus).

What Frank Phillips College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

115 grads— 1 yr$48k 5 yr— debt

115—$47,543—Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

27 grads$18k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

27$18,041——Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

20 grads— 1 yr$53k 5 yr— debt

20—$53,045—Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCert.

16 grads$56k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16$56,120——Precision Metal WorkingCert.

16 grads— 1 yr$49k 5 yr— debt

16—$48,702—Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

15———Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCert.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Agricultural Business and ManagementCert.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Agricultural Business and ManagementAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———Biology, GeneralAssoc.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

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.