Vocational Nursing, certificate

Ranger College offers a one-year VN Program with approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas State Board of Nursing (BON). The program begins each August or Fall semester and progresses through the Spring and Summer semesters, completing in the subsequent August.

Upon satisfactory completion of the program, the student will be awarded a certificate of completion. Once the BON receives an affidavit of graduation (AOG), they will issue graduates a temporary license (graduate nurse or GVN) and an authorization to test (ATT). The ATT entitles the student to take the licensing NCLEX examination. Graduates who pass the NCLEX will be licensed as a Vocational Nurse by the BON.

The Vocational Nursing Program begins in August every year with graduation the subsequent August. Classes are offered in the following locations: Early, Eastland, and Stephenville.

One of the oldest continuously operating public two-year colleges in the state of Texas, Ranger College offers dual-credit college classes to students in over 40 different high schools in our region. Our main campus is located in Ranger, with bustling satellite campuses in Brown County and Erath County. Ranger College is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Ranger College's main campus occupies a 50-acre campus within the city limits of Ranger, an Eastland County community of approximately 2500 people, located on Interstate 20 between Fort Worth and Abilene. The beautifully wooded, rolling hills and many lakes provide ample opportunities for hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation, while the City of Ranger boasts an excellent school system and several active churches.

The campus in Ranger serves several counties in north-central Texas and awards the Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees. Students on campus may live in the college's dormitories and enjoy the college dining facilities or live at home and commute.

In addition to the Ranger facility, the college provides comprehensive course offerings in Brown County in Early and Erath County in Stephenville. Ranger also has available cosmetology programs in Brownwood and Stephenville. Comprehensive Vocational Nursing programs are offered in Brown County and at our centre in Stephenville. The college operates a commercial truck driving program.

Ranger College has experienced tremendous growth in recent years throughout the district. Especially notable has been the rapid increase in dual enrollment at the 40+ Independent School Districts served by the institution. Despite all the growth and development, Ranger College maintains one of Texas's lowest tuition and fee costs.

Ranger College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award certificates and associate degrees.