“Texas community college with campuses in Cisco and Abilene offering associate degrees and certificates.”
Cisco College is a community college with its main campus in Cisco, Texas and the Abilene Educational Center in Abilene. Founded in 1939 as Cisco Junior College, it awards associate degrees and certificates with tuition about one-third the cost of other Texas public institutions.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
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Official SourceFall Term (International)
International student deadline; domestic admission is rolling.
Spring Term (International)
International student deadline.
Summer Term (International)
International student deadline.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
$4,710
/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$7,140
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Largely based at the Abilene Educational Center, this division houses the college's Registered Nursing (ADN), Licensed Vocational Nursing, EMS, and allied-health programs that prepare students for state licensure exams.
Delivers the Texas 42-hour core curriculum and the AA / AS / AAT transfer degrees, with strong feeder relationships to Tarleton State, Texas Tech, and Hardin-Simmons.
Career-focused certificates and AAS degrees aimed at the Big Country region's labor market, including welding, industrial maintenance, cosmetology, and criminal justice.
Offers high-school students in partner districts the chance to earn college credit at significantly reduced cost, including pathways to a full associate degree by graduation.
2 years
Selective NCLEX-RN preparation program based at the Abilene Educational Center, with classroom, simulation, and clinical rotations at regional hospitals.
2 years
Designed to transfer in its entirety to a Texas baccalaureate program leading to initial teacher certification — a common path for future K-12 educators in West Texas.
2 years
Hands-on training in SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, and pipe welding, with regional employer partnerships in oil-and-gas and infrastructure.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $7,140
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
