Higher Education / Kilgore EDC

Kilgore has several higher education facilities in the surrounding area to benefit academic and training needs. Within 30 miles, five different institutions provide access to future workforce. In the 12-county Labor Draw, 12 offer a variety of academic awards and workforce training courses.

Located in the heart of Kilgore, with a second campus in the region, Kilgore College is a publicly supported, two-year, comprehensive community college. It is the region’s leading provider of technical education and works closely with business and industry to develop state-of-the-art educational programs.

KC promotes exceptional values, provides quality education at a highly competitive cost, and has an international student program that attracts students from around the world.

Member school district service area in Northeast Texas

138

Academic Majors

310

Employees, 22 of whom have doctoral degrees

5,500

Student Enrollment

In addition to basic academic courses for students, KC offers training in many high-demand programs and courses in high-tech fields and certificate programs.

Industrial Maintenance
Welding
Process Technology
Automotive Repair Technology
Auto Body Repair Technology
Nursing
Law Enforcement
Firefighting
EMT
Culinary Arts
Radiologic Technology
Physical Therapy

KC also has a vibrant Workforce Development-Continuing Education department that offers a wide array of courses for life-long learners and classes specifically designed for local businesses to help with specific industrial needs.

Workforce Development Department

The Kilgore College Workforce Development Department is proud to partner with KEDC to support the following initiatives:

Business Retention and Expansion Projects
New Projects for Prospective Business
Business and Community, Education, and Economic Development Educational Program Initiatives

Regional Higher Education Schools

University of Texas at Tyler

A University of Texas System and is located just over 30 minutes from Kilgore. The University offers more than 80 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees at their campus and enrolls more than 10,000 students.

Tyler Junior College

One of the largest community colleges in Texas, with more than 115 degree and certificate programs, plus extensive training and technical programs.

LeTourneau University

A private polytechnic university that offers degree programs in engineering, aeronautical science, business, education, nursing, psychology, theology, and the arts and sciences.

Texas State Technical College

A public community college with a nearby campus in Marshall, Texas. TSTC is the state of Texas's only public multi-campus technical college, offering associate degrees and certificates in technical skills and trades.

Name	College/University Status	Student Enrollment	Website
Kilgore College	2-Year, Public	6,231	Kilgore.edu
Jarvis Christian College	4-Year, Private	793	Jarvis.edu
East Texas Baptist University	4-Year, Private	1,148	ETBU.edu
Texas State Technical College - Marshall	2-Year, Public Vocational	993	Marshall.TSTC.edu
Wiley College	4-Year, Private	1,400	Wileyc.edu
LeTourneau University	4-Year, Private	2,300	LETU.edu
Kilgore College - Longview Campus	2-Year, Public	N/A	Kilgore.edu
UT Tyler Longview University Center	Upper 2-Year, Public	N/A	UTTyler.edu
Tyler Jr. College	2-Year, Public	11,000	TJC.edu
UT Tyler	4-Year, Public	8,036	UTTyler.edu
Panola College	2-Year, Public	2,600	Panola.edu
Northeast TX Community College	2-Year, Public	2,988	NTCC.edu