Match #1
Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, TX
Profile closeness82/100
Admit rate—
- 1,973 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 33%, close to 32%
- Average net price $5,392, close to $6,362
The colleges most similar to Kilgore College are Northeast Texas Community College, Grayson College, and Texas Southmost College. Kilgore College has an average net price of $6,362 a year; 8 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Kilgore College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Kilgore College
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Match #2
Grayson College
Denison, TX
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate—
- 3,075 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 33%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 3,075 students, close to 3,215
Match #3
Texas Southmost College
Brownsville, TX
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate—
- 3,372 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 31%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 3,372 students, close to 3,215
Match #4
Hill College
Hillsboro, TX
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate—
- 2,253 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 32%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 2,253 students, close to 3,215
Match #5
College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate—
- 3,368 students
- Public
- Suburb: Midsize
- Graduation rate 31%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 3,368 students, close to 3,215
Match #6
Southwest Texas Junior College
Uvalde, TX
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate—
- 3,306 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 30%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 3,306 students, close to 3,215
Match #7
Odessa College
Odessa, TX
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate—
- 4,654 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 39%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 4,654 students, close to 3,215
Match #8
Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont, TX
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate—
- 3,055 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Graduation rate 27%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 3,055 students, close to 3,215
Match #9
Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate—
- 3,342 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 29%, close to 32%
- Enrollment 3,342 students, close to 3,215
Match #10
Vernon College
Vernon, TX
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 2,113 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Average net price $6,621, close to $6,362
- Same control type (public)
Questions about Kilgore College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Kilgore College?
The closest matches to Kilgore College are Northeast Texas Community College, Grayson College, Texas Southmost College, Hill College, and College of the Mainland. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Kilgore College alternatives cost less?
8 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Kilgore College ($6,362 a year), including College of the Mainland ($447), Texas Southmost College ($2,957), and Southwest Texas Junior College ($3,130). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
