2026 Working Student Rankings · TX
Best Trade Colleges for Working Students in Texas
89 ranked trade colleges for working students in Texas out of 1,552 nationally
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Top Colleges for Working Students in Texas
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#1 in TX
#3 nationally
#3
Complete Data Lee College
Baytown, TX
Public
Overall Score 87.1
87.1 / 100
PT Completion 88%
51.8% complete programs PT Retention 77%
53% retained PT Students 97%
83.8% part-time Enrollment 8,323
Programs 32 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,132
#2 in TX
#104 nationally
#104
Complete Data Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont, TX
Public
Overall Score 66.7
66.7 / 100
PT Completion 60%
36% complete programs PT Retention 77%
53% retained PT Students 73%
70.6% part-time Enrollment 5,680
Programs 17 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,920
#3 in TX
#144 nationally
#144
Complete Data Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX
Public
Overall Score 63.4
63.4 / 100
PT Completion 15%
24% complete programs PT Retention 87%
58% retained PT Students 96%
82.4% part-time Enrollment 43,928
Programs 21 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,402
#4 in TX
#195 nationally
#195
Complete Data Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Port Arthur, TX
Public
Overall Score 60
60 / 100
PT Completion 42%
31% complete programs PT Retention 70%
51% retained PT Students 90%
77.1% part-time Enrollment 4,680
Programs 15 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,200
#5 in TX
#223 nationally
#223
Complete Data Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX
Public
Overall Score 58.8
58.8 / 100
PT Completion 62%
37% complete programs PT Retention 49%
45% retained PT Students 41%
60.5% part-time Enrollment 9,262
Programs 25 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,128
#6 in TX
#229 nationally
#229
Complete Data Texas Health School
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 58.5
58.5 / 100
PT Completion 96%
67.2% complete programs PT Retention 98%
100% retained PT Students 1%
6.7% part-time Enrollment 192
Programs 1 fields
#7 in TX
#234 nationally
#234
Complete Data Texarkana College
Texarkana, TX
Public
Overall Score 58.3
58.3 / 100
PT Completion 73%
42% complete programs PT Retention 27%
39% retained PT Students 68%
68.8% part-time Enrollment 4,290
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,704
#8 in TX
#241 nationally
#241
Complete Data Texas Southmost College
Brownsville, TX
Public
Overall Score 58.2
58.2 / 100
PT Completion 41%
30.6% complete programs PT Retention 58%
48% retained PT Students 83%
74.1% part-time Enrollment 8,828
Programs 16 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,800
#9 in TX
#250 nationally
#250
Complete Data El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX
Public
Overall Score 57.8
57.8 / 100
PT Completion 19%
25.2% complete programs PT Retention 74%
52% retained PT Students 69%
69.3% part-time Enrollment 25,567
Programs 28 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,784
#10 in TX
#261 nationally
#261
Complete Data Howard College
Big Spring, TX
Public
Overall Score 57.1
57.1 / 100
PT Completion 38%
29.8% complete programs PT Retention 62%
49% retained PT Students 75%
71.1% part-time Enrollment 4,101
Programs 23 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $4,320
#11 in TX
#285 nationally
#285
Complete Data Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX
Public
Overall Score 55.6
55.6 / 100
PT Completion 42%
31% complete programs PT Retention 62%
49% retained PT Students 71%
70.1% part-time Enrollment 3,629
Programs 19 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,920
#12 in TX
#357 nationally
#357
Complete Data McLennan Community College
Waco, TX
Public
Overall Score 52.2
52.2 / 100
PT Completion 20%
25.6% complete programs PT Retention 82%
55% retained PT Students 51%
64.1% part-time Enrollment 7,850
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,720
#13 in TX
#376 nationally
#376
Complete Data Clarendon College
Clarendon, TX
Public
Overall Score 51.2
51.2 / 100
PT Completion 52%
33.8% complete programs PT Retention 70%
51% retained PT Students 35%
58.4% part-time Enrollment 1,564
Programs 19 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,800
#14 in TX
#379 nationally
#379
Complete Data Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX
Public
Overall Score 51.1
51.1 / 100
PT Completion 81%
46% complete programs PT Retention 13%
33% retained PT Students 21%
51.1% part-time Enrollment 12,077
Programs 19 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $7,192
#15 in TX
#413 nationally
#413
Complete Data Southwest Texas College
Uvalde, TX
Public
Overall Score 49.4
49.4 / 100
PT Completion 37%
29.6% complete programs PT Retention 58%
48% retained PT Students 61%
66.8% part-time Enrollment 6,525
Programs 13 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,240
#16 in TX
#414 nationally
#414
Complete Data Southwest Texas Junior College
Uvalde, TX
Public
Overall Score 49.4
49.4 / 100
PT Completion 37%
29.6% complete programs PT Retention 58%
48% retained PT Students 61%
66.8% part-time Enrollment 6,525
Programs 13 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,240
#17 in TX
#417 nationally
#417
Complete Data Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 49.2
49.2 / 100
PT Completion 97%
68.8% complete programs PT Retention 58%
48% retained PT Students 2%
11.2% part-time Enrollment 268
Programs 1 fields
#18 in TX
#434 nationally
#434
Complete Data Victoria College
Victoria, TX
Public
Overall Score 48.3
48.3 / 100
PT Completion 30%
28% complete programs PT Retention 66%
50% retained PT Students 79%
72.6% part-time Enrollment 3,276
Programs 8 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,808
#19 in TX
#470 nationally
#470
Complete Data North Central Texas College
Gainesville, TX
Public
Overall Score 46.7
46.7 / 100
PT Completion 9%
21.8% complete programs PT Retention 74%
52% retained PT Students 76%
71.3% part-time Enrollment 8,106
Programs 12 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,760
#20 in TX
#481 nationally
#481
Complete Data Western Texas College
Snyder, TX
Public
Overall Score 46.3
46.3 / 100
PT Completion 28%
27.4% complete programs PT Retention 89%
60% retained PT Students 28%
54.9% part-time Enrollment 1,385
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,510
#21 in TX
#495 nationally
#495
Complete Data Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, TX
Public
Overall Score 45.2
45.2 / 100
PT Completion 64%
37.8% complete programs PT Retention 41%
43% retained PT Students 32%
56.7% part-time Enrollment 3,208
Programs 11 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,712
#22 in TX
#506 nationally
#506
Complete Data Hill College
Hillsboro, TX
Public
Overall Score 43.9
43.9 / 100
PT Completion 16%
24.2% complete programs PT Retention 38%
42% retained PT Students 83%
74.2% part-time Enrollment 4,158
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,328
#23 in TX
#519 nationally
#519
Complete Data Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX
Public
Overall Score 43.3
43.3 / 100
PT Completion 38%
30% complete programs PT Retention 31%
40% retained PT Students 58%
65.8% part-time Enrollment 7,198
Programs 14 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,168
#24 in TX
#571 nationally
#571
Complete Data Central Texas College
Killeen, TX
Public
Overall Score 41.4
41.4 / 100
PT Completion 10%
22% complete programs PT Retention 51%
46% retained PT Students 45%
62% part-time Enrollment 8,373
Programs 25 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,900
#25 in TX
#579 nationally
#579
Complete Data Coastal Bend College
Beeville, TX
Public
Overall Score 40.8
40.8 / 100
PT Completion 21%
25.8% complete programs PT Retention 45%
44% retained PT Students 71%
70.2% part-time Enrollment 4,259
Programs 13 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $4,080
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