Match #1
Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, TX
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate—
- 1,973 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 33%, close to 37%
- Enrollment 1,973 students, close to 1,388
The colleges most similar to Panola College are Northeast Texas Community College, Cisco College, and Galveston College. Panola College has an average net price of $7,932 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 Panola 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 Panola College
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Match #2
Cisco College
Cisco, TX
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate—
- 1,620 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Enrollment 1,620 students, close to 1,388
- Average net price $9,076, close to $7,932
Match #3
Galveston College
Galveston, TX
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate—
- 1,528 students
- Public
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 31%, close to 37%
- Enrollment 1,528 students, close to 1,388
Match #4
Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate—
- 3,215 students
- Public
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 32%, close to 37%
- Average net price $6,362, close to $7,932
Match #5
Ranger College
Ranger, TX
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate—
- 971 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 35%, close to 37%
- Enrollment 971 students, close to 1,388
Match #6
Paris Junior College
Paris, TX
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate—
- 2,204 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 34%, close to 37%
- Same control type (public)
Match #7
Hill College
Hillsboro, TX
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate—
- 2,253 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 32%, close to 37%
- Average net price $5,802, close to $7,932
Match #8
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Port Arthur, TX
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate—
- 1,508 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Enrollment 1,508 students, close to 1,388
- Same control type (public)
Match #9
Howard College
Big Spring, TX
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate—
- 1,611 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Enrollment 1,611 students, close to 1,388
- Same control type (public)
Match #10
Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate—
- 1,391 students
- Public
- Suburb: Midsize
- Enrollment 1,391 students, close to 1,388
- Graduation rate 29%, close to 37%
Questions about Panola College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Panola College?
The closest matches to Panola College are Northeast Texas Community College, Cisco College, Galveston College, Kilgore College, and Ranger College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Panola College alternatives cost less?
8 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Panola College ($7,932 a year), including Howard College ($3,019), Lamar State College-Orange ($3,706), and Lamar State College-Port Arthur ($4,244). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
