Vernon College
Vernon College at a Glance
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About Vernon College
According to Wikipedia, Vernon College is a public community college in Vernon, Texas. History The two-year Vernon Regional Junior College welcomed its first student body of 608 in 1972, and had a Board of Trustees of seven members. In 1970, the Wilbarger County voters had elected to establish the college. The 1973 campus was located at Texas State Highway 70 and US 287. Since its establishment, the college has undergone expansion that came to include a baseball team, Sheppard Learning Center; Department of Vocational Nursing, Wichita Falls; VRJC Technical Center, Wichita Falls; Career Development Center, Wichita Falls; Seymour Learning Center; Burkburnett Learning Center; Iowa Park Learning Center. In 2001, the college officially changed its name to Vernon College.
Vernon College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 41% | 27% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Vernon College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $3,720 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $4,109 |
| 30K - 48K | $6,361 |
| 48K - 75K | $7,244 |
| 75K - 110K | $11,258 |
| 110K+ | $12,487 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Vernon College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Vernon College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,530 a year, and 87% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Vernon College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 2,823 | 2,823 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Vernon College?
Vernon College is located at 4400 College Dr., Vernon, TX 76384-4092.
How Safe is Vernon College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Vernon College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Vernon College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Vernon has a violent crime rate of 0.46% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.98%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Vernon College Known For?
Vernon College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Vernon College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Vernon College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Vernon College ranks #531 in the U.S. and #1400 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesVernon College ranks #992 in the U.S. and #3448 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesVernon College ranks #1426 in the U.S. and #5750 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesVernon College ranks #1526 in the U.S. and #2966 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesVernon College ranks #3095 in the U.S. and #11174 worldwide for influence in Business.
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