2026 Working Student Rankings · TX
Best Trade Colleges for Working Students in Texas
88 ranked trade colleges for working students in Texas out of 1,542 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
See all rankings for Lee CollegeBaytown, TX
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Overall Score 86.9
86.9 / 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) $3,915
#2 in TX
#109 nationally
#109
Complete Data Lamar Institute of Technology
See all rankings for Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont, TX
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Overall Score 66.5
66.5 / 100
PT Completion 60%
36% complete programs PT Retention 77%
53% retained PT Students 72%
70.6% part-time Enrollment 5,680
Programs 17 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,920
#3 in TX
#140 nationally
#140
Complete Data Tarrant County College District
See all rankings for Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, TX
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Overall Score 63.6
63.6 / 100
PT Completion 16%
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) $3,537
#4 in TX
#198 nationally
#198
Complete Data Lamar State College-Port Arthur
See all rankings for Lamar State College-Port ArthurPort Arthur, TX
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Overall Score 59.6
59.6 / 100
PT Completion 42%
31% complete programs PT Retention 70%
51% retained PT Students 89%
77.1% part-time Enrollment 4,680
Programs 15 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,200
#5 in TX
#219 nationally
#219
Complete Data Amarillo College
See all rankings for Amarillo CollegeAmarillo, TX
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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) $2,160
#6 in TX
#226 nationally
#226
Complete Data Texas Southmost College
See all rankings for Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsville, TX
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Overall Score 58.7
58.7 / 100
PT Completion 41%
30.6% complete programs PT Retention 58%
48% retained PT Students 83%
74.1% part-time Enrollment 8,828
Programs 17 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,800
#7 in TX
#228 nationally
#228
Complete Data Texas Health School
See all rankings for Texas Health SchoolHouston, TX
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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
#8 in TX
#241 nationally
#241
Complete Data Texarkana College
See all rankings for Texarkana CollegeTexarkana, TX
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Overall Score 58
58 / 100
PT Completion 73%
42% complete programs PT Retention 27%
39% retained PT Students 67%
68.8% part-time Enrollment 4,290
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,704
#9 in TX
#243 nationally
#243
Complete Data El Paso Community College
See all rankings for El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, TX
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Overall Score 58
58 / 100
PT Completion 19%
25.2% complete programs PT Retention 74%
52% retained PT Students 69%
69.3% part-time Enrollment 25,567
Programs 29 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,784
#10 in TX
#255 nationally
#255
Complete Data Howard College
See all rankings for Howard CollegeBig Spring, TX
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Overall Score 57.3
57.3 / 100
PT Completion 38%
29.8% complete programs PT Retention 62%
49% retained PT Students 75%
71.1% part-time Enrollment 4,101
Programs 24 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $4,320
#11 in TX
#289 nationally
#289
Complete Data Lamar State College-Orange
See all rankings for Lamar State College-OrangeOrange, TX
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Overall Score 55.5
55.5 / 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
#349 nationally
#349
Complete Data McLennan Community College
See all rankings for McLennan Community CollegeWaco, TX
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Overall Score 52.4
52.4 / 100
PT Completion 20%
25.6% complete programs PT Retention 82%
55% retained PT Students 51%
64.1% part-time Enrollment 7,850
Programs 21 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,720
#13 in TX
#377 nationally
#377
Complete Data Clarendon College
See all rankings for Clarendon CollegeClarendon, TX
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Overall Score 51.1
51.1 / 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
#380 nationally
#380
Complete Data Texas State Technical College
See all rankings for Texas State Technical CollegeWaco, TX
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Overall Score 50.9
50.9 / 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) $7,212
#15 in TX
#413 nationally
#413
Complete Data Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie
See all rankings for Concorde Career College-Grand PrairieGrand Prairie, TX
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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
#16 in TX
#416 nationally
#416
Complete Data Southwest Texas College
See all rankings for Southwest Texas CollegeUvalde, TX
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Overall Score 49.1
49.1 / 100
PT Completion 37%
29.6% complete programs PT Retention 58%
48% retained PT Students 60%
66.8% part-time Enrollment 6,525
Programs 13 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,240
#17 in TX
#425 nationally
#425
Complete Data Victoria College
See all rankings for Victoria CollegeVictoria, TX
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Overall Score 48.7
48.7 / 100
PT Completion 31%
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) $2,904
#18 in TX
#470 nationally
#470
Complete Data North Central Texas College
See all rankings for North Central Texas CollegeGainesville, TX
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Overall Score 46.5
46.5 / 100
PT Completion 9%
21.8% complete programs PT Retention 74%
52% retained PT Students 75%
71.3% part-time Enrollment 8,106
Programs 12 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,368
#19 in TX
#472 nationally
#472
Complete Data Western Texas College
See all rankings for Western Texas CollegeSnyder, TX
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Overall Score 46.4
46.4 / 100
PT Completion 28%
27.4% complete programs PT Retention 89%
60% retained PT Students 28%
54.9% part-time Enrollment 1,385
Programs 21 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,570
#20 in TX
#488 nationally
#488
Complete Data Northeast Texas Community College
See all rankings for Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount Pleasant, TX
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Overall Score 45.5
45.5 / 100
PT Completion 65%
37.8% complete programs PT Retention 42%
43% retained PT Students 31%
56.7% part-time Enrollment 3,208
Programs 11 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,808
#21 in TX
#498 nationally
#498
Complete Data Wharton County Junior College
See all rankings for Wharton County Junior CollegeWharton, TX
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Overall Score 44.7
44.7 / 100
PT Completion 16%
24.2% complete programs PT Retention 66%
50% retained PT Students 40%
60% part-time Enrollment 5,504
Programs 24 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $768
#22 in TX
#507 nationally
#507
Complete Data Hill College
See all rankings for Hill CollegeHillsboro, TX
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Overall Score 43.8
43.8 / 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
#530 nationally
#530
Complete Data Kilgore College
See all rankings for Kilgore CollegeKilgore, TX
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Overall Score 43.1
43.1 / 100
PT Completion 38%
30% complete programs PT Retention 31%
40% retained PT Students 57%
65.8% part-time Enrollment 7,198
Programs 14 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,168
#24 in TX
#564 nationally
#564
Complete Data Central Texas College
See all rankings for Central Texas CollegeKilleen, TX
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Overall Score 41.7
41.7 / 100
PT Completion 10%
22% complete programs PT Retention 52%
46% retained PT Students 45%
62% part-time Enrollment 8,373
Programs 25 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $4,890
#25 in TX
#585 nationally
#585
Complete Data Coastal Bend College
See all rankings for Coastal Bend CollegeBeeville, TX
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Overall Score 40.3
40.3 / 100
PT Completion 21%
25.8% complete programs PT Retention 45%
44% retained PT Students 71%
70.2% part-time Enrollment 4,259
Programs 12 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $4,080
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