Ranger College
Ranger College in Ranger, Texas
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| Type | Community college |
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| Established | 1926 |
| President | Dr. Bill Campion |
| Undergraduates | 2279 (as of Fall 2016) |
| Location |
Ranger, Texas, United States 32°27′32″N 98°40′57″W / 32.458814°N 98.682502°WCoordinates: 32°27′32″N 98°40′57″W / 32.458814°N 98.682502°W |
| Campus | Rural, 50 acres |
| Colors | Purple and white |
| Nickname | Rangers |
| Website | www.rangercollege.edu |
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Ranger College is a community college located in Ranger, Texas, a small town 90 miles (140 km) west of Fort Worth, Texas. The college's website asserts that it "is one of the oldest public two-year colleges in continuous operation in the state of Texas." In conjunction with its main campus in Ranger, the college maintains several satellite campuses across Erath County and Brown County, Texas. Ranger College provides dual-credit courses to over 30 area school districts. The main campus is located at 1100 College Circle, Ranger, TX 76470.
As defined by the Texas State Legislature, the official service area of Ranger College is the following:
The school opened on September 13, 1926 with thirty students. The State Department of Education recognized it on March 23, 1927. Ranger College was a governed by the public school system until August 18, 1950, when the Board of Education separated junior colleges. The school thereafter has been governed independently by a Board of Regents and its own presidents, of which Dr. G. C. Boswell was the first.
In 2010, Ranger College opened campuses in Early and Stephenville, Texas.
Ranger College is accredited as a degree-granting institution by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
In 2011, Ranger College, along with Frank Phillips College in Borger, Brazosport College in Lake Jackson, and Odessa College in Odessa, were proposed for closure by the State of Texas. The Texas Association of Community Colleges rallied successfully to keep the four institutions open. In a letter to Texas House Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio and Jim Pitts of Waxahachie, then the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, TAAC leaders referred to state budget restrictions at the time:
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