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Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas Public 2-year Town

Overview

Kilgore College is a public two-year institution in Kilgore, Texas. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 7,198 students in fall 2024.

Kilgore College offers certificates and associate degrees across 34 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Cosmetology, and Welding Technology. It awarded 989 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
7,198
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
989
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
34
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 34

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Health Professions 7
Precision Production 1
Engineering Technologies 4
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Science Technologies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Education 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
40%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
697
Certificates under 1 year
93
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
199

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
7,198
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,198
Full-time, fall 2024
29%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
9,616
Full-time, 2024-25
26%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
59%
Men
41%
White
41%
Hispanic or Latino
29%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
31%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
Interim President
Staci Martin
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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