2026 Manufacturing Rankings · TX
Best Colleges for Manufacturing in Texas
48 ranked trade colleges for Manufacturing in Texas out of 750 nationally
48
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Top Colleges for Manufacturing in Texas
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#1 in TX
#8 nationally
#8
Complete Data Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie
See all rankings for Lincoln College of Technology-Grand PrairieGrand Prairie, TX
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Overall Score 83.9
83.9 / 100
Field Productivity 98%
15.5% productivity Program Depth 42%
2 programs Retention 68%
70% retained Enrollment 1,539
Programs 4 fields
#2 in TX
#15 nationally
#15
Complete Data Lee College
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Overall Score 81.8
81.8 / 100
Field Productivity 74%
3.4% productivity Program Depth 77%
3 programs Retention 80%
73% retained Enrollment 8,323
Programs 32 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,915
#3 in TX
#20 nationally
#20
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
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Overall Score 80.7
80.7 / 100
Field Productivity 96%
13.0% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 98%
85% retained Enrollment 1,610
Programs 3 fields
#4 in TX
#22 nationally
#22
Complete Data Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
See all rankings for Southern Careers Institute-HarlingenHarlingen, TX
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Overall Score 80.2
80.2 / 100
Field Productivity 100%
54.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 80%
73% retained Enrollment 543
Programs 4 fields
#5 in TX
#31 nationally
#31
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.
See all rankings for Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.Houston, TX
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Overall Score 78.7
78.7 / 100
Field Productivity 93%
9.3% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 89%
76% retained Enrollment 2,632
Programs 3 fields
#6 in TX
#40 nationally
#40
Complete Data Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
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Overall Score 77.9
77.9 / 100
Field Productivity 97%
14.5% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 89%
76% retained Enrollment 1,089
Programs 6 fields
#7 in TX
#50 nationally
#50
Complete Data Southern Careers Institute-Pharr
See all rankings for Southern Careers Institute-PharrPharr, TX
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Overall Score 76
76 / 100
Field Productivity 99%
23.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 91%
77% retained Enrollment 596
Programs 4 fields
#8 in TX
#72 nationally
#72
Complete Data Texas State Technical College
See all rankings for Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, TX
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Overall Score 72
72 / 100
Field Productivity 85%
5.5% productivity Program Depth 77%
3 programs Retention 5%
50% retained Enrollment 12,077
Programs 19 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $7,212
#9 in TX
#106 nationally
#106
Complete Data School of Automotive Machinists & Technology
See all rankings for School of Automotive Machinists & TechnologyHouston, TX
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Overall Score 65.5
65.5 / 100
Field Productivity 97%
14.8% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 93%
79% retained Enrollment 88
Programs 2 fields
#10 in TX
#140 nationally
#140
Complete Data Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi
See all rankings for Southern Careers Institute-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX
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Overall Score 60.7
60.7 / 100
Field Productivity 96%
12.8% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 38%
63% retained Enrollment 578
Programs 4 fields
#11 in TX
#152 nationally
#152
Complete Data Lamar Institute of Technology
See all rankings for Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont, TX
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Overall Score 58.2
58.2 / 100
Field Productivity 68%
2.8% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 61%
68% retained Enrollment 5,680
Programs 17 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,920
#12 in TX
#192 nationally
#192
Complete Data Southern Careers Institute-Austin
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Overall Score 53.7
53.7 / 100
Field Productivity 93%
10.3% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 57%
67% retained Enrollment 746
Programs 5 fields
#13 in TX
#214 nationally
#214
Complete Data Panola College
See all rankings for Panola CollegeCarthage, TX
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Overall Score 51.5
51.5 / 100
Field Productivity 82%
4.8% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 19%
58% retained Enrollment 2,691
Programs 15 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $792
#14 in TX
#232 nationally
#232
Complete Data Fortis College
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Overall Score 49.6
49.6 / 100
Field Productivity 79%
4.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 15%
57% retained Enrollment 455
Programs 3 fields
#15 in TX
#245 nationally
#245
Complete Data Texarkana College
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Overall Score 48.9
48.9 / 100
Field Productivity 64%
2.4% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 2%
45% retained Enrollment 4,290
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,704
#16 in TX
#255 nationally
#255
Complete Data Ranger College
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Overall Score 48.5
48.5 / 100
Field Productivity 79%
4.2% productivity Program Depth 42%
2 programs Retention 3%
46% retained Enrollment 2,522
Programs 7 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $5,400
#17 in TX
#257 nationally
#257
Complete Data Hill College
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Overall Score 48.3
48.3 / 100
Field Productivity 73%
3.2% productivity Program Depth 42%
2 programs Retention 6%
51% retained Enrollment 4,158
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,328
#18 in TX
#262 nationally
#262
Complete Data Southwest Texas College
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Overall Score 48.1
48.1 / 100
Field Productivity 68%
2.7% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 19%
58% retained Enrollment 6,525
Programs 13 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,240
#19 in TX
#267 nationally
#267
Complete Data North Central Texas College
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Overall Score 47.8
47.8 / 100
Field Productivity 50%
1.6% productivity Program Depth 42%
2 programs Retention 51%
66% retained Enrollment 8,106
Programs 12 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,368
#20 in TX
#288 nationally
#288
Complete Data Clarendon College
See all rankings for Clarendon CollegeClarendon, TX
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Overall Score 45.9
45.9 / 100
Field Productivity 72%
3.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 31%
61% retained Enrollment 1,564
Programs 19 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,800
#21 in TX
#295 nationally
#295
Complete Data Lamar State College-Orange
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Overall Score 45.1
45.1 / 100
Field Productivity 52%
1.7% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 66%
69% retained Enrollment 3,629
Programs 19 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,920
#22 in TX
#327 nationally
#327
Complete Data Lamar State College-Port Arthur
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Overall Score 41.9
41.9 / 100
Field Productivity 47%
1.5% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 57%
67% retained Enrollment 4,680
Programs 15 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,200
#23 in TX
#332 nationally
#332
Complete Data Frank Phillips College
See all rankings for Frank Phillips CollegeBorger, TX
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Overall Score 41.1
41.1 / 100
Field Productivity 77%
3.8% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 1%
38% retained Enrollment 1,801
Programs 14 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,670
#24 in TX
#342 nationally
#342
Complete Data Paris Junior College
See all rankings for Paris Junior CollegeParis, TX
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Overall Score 40.6
40.6 / 100
Field Productivity 59%
2.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 19%
58% retained Enrollment 4,533
Programs 21 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,450
#25 in TX
#349 nationally
#349
Complete Data Amarillo College
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Overall Score 40
40 / 100
Field Productivity 28%
0.7% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 61%
68% retained Enrollment 9,262
Programs 25 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,160
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