Kilgore College
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| Motto | Emphasis Excellence |
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| Type | Community college |
| Established | 1935 |
| Endowment | $16 million |
| President | Dr. Brenda Kays |
| Students | 5000+ credit hour; 3700+ non-credit |
| Location |
1100 Broadway, Kilgore, Texas, USA, 75662 32°22′37″N 94°52′21″W / 32.377056°N 94.872600°WCoordinates: 32°22′37″N 94°52′21″W / 32.377056°N 94.872600°W |
| Colors | Blue and Gray |
| Nickname | Rangers |
| Affiliations | Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) |
| Website | www.kilgore.edu |
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Kilgore College (KC) is a two-year community college located in Kilgore, Texas, approximately 120 miles east of Dallas, Texas, and 70 miles west of Shreveport, Louisiana. It has an annual enrollment in excess of 5,000 students, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the Associate's Degree. The school was established in 1935 at the height of the East Texas oil boom, and as such, is home to the East Texas Oil Museum which houses a large collection of memorabilia documenting this period of Texas history.
Kilgore College has one of the lowest costs per credit hour of any college or university in Texas. continuing education and workforce training programs. The college offers Associate in Arts and Associate in Applied Science degrees, as well as tech prep and certificate programs, among these are welding, corrosion technology, and process operations.
In addition to academics, the school has programs that include various musical ensembles, The Flare newspaper and men's and women's athletics. KC is also known for their athletic programs, including a football team that has more wins than any other NJCAA team in Texas, including an outright NJCAA championship in 1966, and a national poll championship in 1978.
The group most people associate with the college are the Kilgore College Rangerettes, the first precision dance team in the world, created in 1940 by Gussie Nell Davis. The Rangerettes have performed internationally, including annually at the pregame and half-time of the Cotton Bowl Classic, several Dallas Cowboys games, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and more than a few U.S. Presidential inaugurations.
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