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Best Trade Colleges in Texas
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#1 in TX
#5 nationally
#1
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus
See all rankings for The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen CampusMcAllen, TX
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Overall Score 78.6
78.6 / 100
Completion 99%
85.9% complete programs Retention 96%
84% retained Productivity 95%
658 completions Enrollment 787
Programs 1 fields
#2 in TX
#24 nationally
#2
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-Houston
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Overall Score 76.7
76.7 / 100
Completion 94%
76.4% complete programs Retention 89%
78% retained Productivity 91%
756 completions Enrollment 1,068
Programs 2 fields
#3 in TX
#29 nationally
#3
Complete Data Concorde Career College-Dallas
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Overall Score 76
76 / 100
Completion 95%
78.4% complete programs Retention 89%
78% retained Productivity 99%
512 completions Enrollment 194
Programs 1 fields
#4 in TX
#45 nationally
#4
Complete Data Concorde Career College-San Antonio
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Overall Score 74.9
74.9 / 100
Completion 95%
78.6% complete programs Retention 84%
75% retained Productivity 99%
425 completions Enrollment 195
Programs 1 fields
#5 in TX
#50 nationally
#5
Complete Data Lee College
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Overall Score 74.7
74.7 / 100
Completion 75%
50.9% complete programs Retention 77%
73% retained Productivity 76%
4011 completions Enrollment 8,323
Programs 32 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,915
#6 in TX
#52 nationally
#6
Complete Data Lamson Institute
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Overall Score 74.5
74.5 / 100
Completion 94%
76.1% complete programs Retention 97%
88% retained Productivity 94%
405 completions Enrollment 498
Programs 5 fields
#7 in TX
#57 nationally
#7
Complete Data Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie
See all rankings for Concorde Career College-Grand PrairieGrand Prairie, TX
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Overall Score 74.2
74.2 / 100
Completion 88%
69.1% complete programs Retention 88%
77% retained Productivity 99%
625 completions Enrollment 268
Programs 1 fields
#8 in TX
#61 nationally
#8
Complete Data Texas Health School
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Overall Score 74
74 / 100
Completion 89%
69.2% complete programs Retention 98%
89% retained Productivity 96%
177 completions Enrollment 192
Programs 1 fields
#9 in TX
#87 nationally
#9
Complete Data Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie
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Overall Score 71.6
71.6 / 100
Completion 90%
70.4% complete programs Retention 67%
70% retained Productivity 83%
885 completions Enrollment 1,539
Programs 4 fields
#10 in TX
#88 nationally
#10
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston
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Overall Score 71.5
71.5 / 100
Completion 93%
74.2% complete programs Retention 71%
71% retained Productivity 92%
487 completions Enrollment 681
Programs 1 fields
#11 in TX
#89 nationally
#11
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.
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Overall Score 71.5
71.5 / 100
Completion 83%
62.8% complete programs Retention 85%
76% retained Productivity 80%
1414 completions Enrollment 2,632
Programs 3 fields
#12 in TX
#98 nationally
#12
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
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Overall Score 70.8
70.8 / 100
Completion 86%
66.2% complete programs Retention 96%
85% retained Productivity 85%
963 completions Enrollment 1,610
Programs 3 fields
#13 in TX
#103 nationally
#13
Complete Data Vet Tech Institute of Houston
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Overall Score 70.4
70.4 / 100
Completion 91%
71.1% complete programs Retention 81%
74% retained Productivity 87%
127 completions Enrollment 200
Programs 1 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $13,960
#14 in TX
#105 nationally
#14
Complete Data College of Health Care Professions
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Overall Score 70.3
70.3 / 100
Completion 100%
95.7% complete programs Retention 71%
71% retained Productivity 92%
467 completions Enrollment 631
Programs 1 fields
#15 in TX
#115 nationally
#15
Complete Data MediaTech Institute-Dallas
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Overall Score 69.5
69.5 / 100
Completion 89%
70% complete programs Retention 99%
100% retained Productivity 83%
123 completions Enrollment 217
Programs 2 fields
#16 in TX
#117 nationally
#16
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-El Paso
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Overall Score 69.2
69.2 / 100
Completion 98%
84.4% complete programs Retention 56%
67% retained Productivity 92%
447 completions Enrollment 617
Programs 2 fields
#17 in TX
#136 nationally
#17
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth
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Overall Score 68.3
68.3 / 100
Completion 96%
80.3% complete programs Retention 56%
67% retained Productivity 86%
656 completions Enrollment 1,076
Programs 1 fields
#18 in TX
#139 nationally
#18
Complete Data Rio Grande Valley College
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Overall Score 68.1
68.1 / 100
Completion 96%
79.3% complete programs Retention 64%
69% retained Productivity 88%
548 completions Enrollment 832
Programs 1 fields
#19 in TX
#143 nationally
#19
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Austin
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Overall Score 67.9
67.9 / 100
Completion 98%
83.4% complete programs Retention 51%
66% retained Productivity 88%
640 completions Enrollment 974
Programs 1 fields
#20 in TX
#158 nationally
#20
Complete Data Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
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Overall Score 66.9
66.9 / 100
Completion 86%
67% complete programs Retention 85%
76% retained Productivity 76%
147 completions Enrollment 305
Programs 1 fields
#21 in TX
#190 nationally
#21
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio
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Overall Score 65
65 / 100
Completion 98%
83.8% complete programs Retention 44%
64% retained Productivity 86%
478 completions Enrollment 766
Programs 1 fields
#22 in TX
#224 nationally
#22
Complete Data Fortis Institute
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Overall Score 62.8
62.8 / 100
Completion 79%
54.7% complete programs Retention 77%
73% retained Productivity 78%
217 completions Enrollment 422
Programs 2 fields
#23 in TX
#263 nationally
#23
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas
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Overall Score 60.7
60.7 / 100
Completion 93%
73.7% complete programs Retention 35%
62% retained Productivity 85%
428 completions Enrollment 720
Programs 1 fields
#24 in TX
#326 nationally
#24
Complete Data Amarillo College
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Overall Score 57.8
57.8 / 100
Completion 51%
35.2% complete programs Retention 60%
68% retained Productivity 42%
2369 completions Enrollment 9,262
Programs 25 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,160
#25 in TX
#341 nationally
#25
Complete Data Texas State Technical College
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Overall Score 56.9
56.9 / 100
Completion 66%
41.9% complete programs Retention 8%
50% retained Productivity 52%
3518 completions Enrollment 12,077
Programs 19 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $7,212
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