Match #1
Frank Phillips College
Borger, TX
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate—
- 623 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Enrollment 623 students, close to 599
- Same Carnegie classification
The colleges most similar to Western Texas College are Frank Phillips College, Ranger College, and Texarkana College. Western Texas College has an average net price of $3,101 a year; 1 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 Western Texas 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 Western Texas College
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Ranger College
Ranger, TX
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate—
- 971 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Same control type (public)
Match #3
Texarkana College
Texarkana, TX
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate—
- 1,502 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 44%, close to 49%
- Average net price $4,894, close to $3,101
Match #4
Clarendon College
Clarendon, TX
Profile closeness63/100
Admit rate—
- 1,520 students
- Public
- Rural: Remote
- Graduation rate 47%, close to 49%
- Same control type (public)
Match #5
Panola College
Carthage, TX
Profile closeness61/100
Admit rate—
- 1,388 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Same control type (public)
Match #6
Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX
Profile closeness59/100
Admit rate—
- 2,622 students
- Public
- Suburb: Small
- Graduation rate 48%, close to 49%
- Average net price $4,891, close to $3,101
Match #7
Hill College
Hillsboro, TX
Profile closeness58/100
Admit rate—
- 2,253 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Average net price $5,802, close to $3,101
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, TX
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate—
- 1,973 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Average net price $5,392, close to $3,101
- Same control type (public)
Match #9
Texas Southmost College
Brownsville, TX
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate—
- 3,372 students
- Public
- City: Midsize
- Average net price $2,957, close to $3,101
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Southwest Texas Junior College
Uvalde, TX
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate—
- 3,306 students
- Public
- Town: Remote
- Average net price $3,130, close to $3,101
- Same Carnegie classification
Questions about Western Texas College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Western Texas College?
The closest matches to Western Texas College are Frank Phillips College, Ranger College, Texarkana College, Clarendon College, and Panola College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Western Texas College alternatives cost less?
1 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Western Texas College ($3,101 a year), including Texas Southmost College ($2,957). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
