Match #1
Panola College
Carthage, TX
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate—
- 1,388 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 37%, close to 35%
- Enrollment 1,388 students, close to 971
The colleges most similar to Ranger College are Panola College, Frank Phillips College, and Paris Junior College. Ranger College has an average net price of $7,922 a year; 6 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 Ranger 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 Ranger College
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Frank Phillips College
Borger, TX
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate—
- 623 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 31%, close to 35%
- Same control type (public)
Match #3
Paris Junior College
Paris, TX
Profile closeness71/100
Admit rate—
- 2,204 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Graduation rate 34%, close to 35%
- Same control type (public)
Match #4
Hill College
Hillsboro, TX
Profile closeness70/100
Admit rate—
- 2,253 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 32%, close to 35%
- Average net price $5,802, close to $7,922
Match #5
Galveston College
Galveston, TX
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate—
- 1,528 students
- Public
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 31%, close to 35%
- Average net price $5,940, close to $7,922
Match #6
Cisco College
Cisco, TX
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate—
- 1,620 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Average net price $9,076, close to $7,922
- Same control type (public)
Match #7
Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, TX
Profile closeness67/100
Admit rate—
- 1,973 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 33%, close to 35%
- Average net price $5,392, close to $7,922
Match #8
Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX
Profile closeness66/100
Admit rate—
- 1,391 students
- Public
- Suburb: Midsize
- Graduation rate 29%, close to 35%
- Enrollment 1,391 students, close to 971
Match #9
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Port Arthur, TX
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate—
- 1,508 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 27%, close to 35%
- Same control type (public)
Match #10
Texarkana College
Texarkana, TX
Profile closeness64/100
Admit rate—
- 1,502 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Same control type (public)
Questions about Ranger College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Ranger College?
The closest matches to Ranger College are Panola College, Frank Phillips College, Paris Junior College, Hill College, and Galveston College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Ranger College alternatives cost less?
6 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Ranger College ($7,922 a year), including Lamar State College-Orange ($3,706), Lamar State College-Port Arthur ($4,244), and Texarkana College ($4,894). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
