Public · Community college

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas · Fringe town

23%
Transfer rate
$5,364
Avg net price
39%
Grad / completion
$37,975
Median earnings

Kilgore College is a public associate-granting institution in Kilgore, Texas (fringe town setting), enrolling 3,215 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,215 undergradsFringe townNJCAA Division I

About Kilgore, Texas

Kilgore is a city in Gregg and Rusk counties in Texas, United States. Kilgore was founded in 1872 when the International–Great Northern Railroad completed the initial phase of rail line between Palestine and Longview. The Kilgore College Rangerettes, the world's first precision dance drill team, were founded in Kilgore in 1940 by Gussie Nell Davis. The Rangerettes provide college football halftime entertainment, and appear annually in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
176 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to East Texas (GGG)

How Kilgore College compares

Graduation rate39%

Higher than 25% · #188 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention65%

Higher than 34%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,975

Higher than 60% · #71 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$5,364

Cheaper than 90% · #30 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$14,967

Lower than 14%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment3,215

Larger than 87%

Percentiles compare Kilgore 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

3,215undergrads
  • Women1,74354%
  • Men1,47246%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White44%
  • Black22%
  • Hispanic25%
  • Asian0.7%
  • Other or multiracial8.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,215
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
54%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$21,134
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$53,145
Endowment
$28,563,046

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$2,160
Out-of-state tuition
$5,256
Room & board
$7,356
Books & supplies
$2,685
Total cost of attendance
$14,080
Average net price
$5,364

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
39%
First-year retention
65%
Transferred to another college
23%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,993
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,975
Median debt at graduation
$14,967
Students with federal loans
12%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
28%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
39%
Low-income (Pell)
21%
First-generation
22%

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
542
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
17%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
125 (88 men · 37 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (3)

Football75
Basketball28
Softball22

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (7,198 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

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

1.0reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.3
Aggravated assault
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
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
$5,364
$30–48k
$48–75k
$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.

39%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,550
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 39% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,550. 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 723 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)
$37,975
Typical debt at graduation
$14,967
Debt vs. one year's pay
39%
Out-earn a HS grad
48%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 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
$34,671
Men
$43,502

Men out-earn women by $8,831 (25%) 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
37°F
Annual rain
45.3″
Annual snow
0.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Longview E TX Rgnl AP, TX US station (9.3 mi from campus).

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.