2026 Rankings · TX
Best Trade Colleges in Texas
233 ranked trade colleges in Texas out of 2,928 nationally
233
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Top Trade Colleges in Texas
Showing 1-25 of 233 schools
#1 in TX
#35 nationally
#1
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus
McAllen, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.2
75.2 / 100
Completion 99%
85.9% complete programs Retention 86%
77% retained Productivity 90%
559 completions Enrollment 787
Programs 1 fields
#2 in TX
#36 nationally
#2
Complete Data Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75
75 / 100
Completion 90%
70.4% complete programs Retention 91%
80% retained Productivity 78%
768 completions Enrollment 1,539
Programs 3 fields
#3 in TX
#42 nationally
#3
Complete Data Rio Grande Valley College
Pharr, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.9
74.9 / 100
Completion 96%
79.3% complete programs Retention 91%
80% retained Productivity 94%
709 completions Enrollment 832
Programs 1 fields
#4 in TX
#51 nationally
#4
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-El Paso
El Paso, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.6
74.6 / 100
Completion 98%
84.4% complete programs Retention 85%
76% retained Productivity 89%
407 completions Enrollment 617
Programs 2 fields
#5 in TX
#55 nationally
#5
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-Houston
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.4
74.4 / 100
Completion 94%
76.4% complete programs Retention 90%
79% retained Productivity 89%
715 completions Enrollment 1,068
Programs 2 fields
#6 in TX
#61 nationally
#6
Complete Data Lamson Institute
San Antonio, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 73.8
73.8 / 100
Completion 94%
76.1% complete programs Retention 95%
83% retained Productivity 90%
344 completions Enrollment 498
Programs 5 fields
#7 in TX
#67 nationally
#7
Complete Data College of Health Care Professions
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 73.3
73.3 / 100
Completion 100%
95.7% complete programs Retention 91%
80% retained Productivity 88%
399 completions Enrollment 631
Programs 1 fields
#8 in TX
#74 nationally
#8
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 72.9
72.9 / 100
Completion 96%
80.3% complete programs Retention 80%
74% retained Productivity 87%
659 completions Enrollment 1,076
Programs 1 fields
#9 in TX
#88 nationally
#9
Complete Data Lee College
Baytown, TX
Public
Overall Score 71.3
71.3 / 100
Completion 74%
50.9% complete programs Retention 65%
69% retained Productivity 72%
3656 completions Enrollment 8,323
Programs 32 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,132
#10 in TX
#110 nationally
#10
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
Irving, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 70.3
70.3 / 100
Completion 85%
66.2% complete programs Retention 93%
81% retained Productivity 86%
977 completions Enrollment 1,610
Programs 2 fields
#11 in TX
#111 nationally
#11
Complete Data Vet Tech Institute of Houston
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 70.3
70.3 / 100
Completion 90%
71.1% complete programs Retention 85%
76% retained Productivity 84%
114 completions Enrollment 200
Programs 1 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $13,960
#12 in TX
#114 nationally
#12
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 70.2
70.2 / 100
Completion 93%
74.2% complete programs Retention 65%
69% retained Productivity 91%
492 completions Enrollment 681
Programs 1 fields
#13 in TX
#118 nationally
#13
Complete Data Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
Austin, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 69.8
69.8 / 100
Completion 86%
67% complete programs Retention 83%
75% retained Productivity 90%
212 completions Enrollment 305
Programs 1 fields
#14 in TX
#142 nationally
#14
Complete Data Concorde Career College-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 68.8
68.8 / 100
Completion 95%
78.6% complete programs Retention 54%
66% retained Productivity 98%
415 completions Enrollment 195
Programs 1 fields
#15 in TX
#173 nationally
#15
Complete Data MediaTech Institute-Dallas
Dallas, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 67.1
67.1 / 100
Completion 89%
70% complete programs Retention 100%
100% retained Productivity 69%
86 completions Enrollment 217
Programs 2 fields
#16 in TX
#195 nationally
#16
Complete Data Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 65.8
65.8 / 100
Completion 88%
69.1% complete programs Retention 45%
64% retained Productivity 99%
664 completions Enrollment 268
Programs 1 fields
#17 in TX
#209 nationally
#17
Complete Data Texas Health School
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 64.4
64.4 / 100
Completion 88%
69.2% complete programs Retention 57%
67% retained Productivity 91%
138 completions Enrollment 192
Programs 1 fields
#18 in TX
#221 nationally
#18
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 63.6
63.6 / 100
Completion 83%
62.8% complete programs Retention 75%
72% retained Productivity 65%
953 completions Enrollment 2,632
Programs 3 fields
#19 in TX
#230 nationally
#19
Complete Data Concorde Career College-Dallas
Dallas, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 63.2
63.2 / 100
Completion 95%
78.4% complete programs Retention 25%
59% retained Productivity 99%
441 completions Enrollment 194
Programs 1 fields
#20 in TX
#242 nationally
#20
Complete Data Fortis College
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 62.5
62.5 / 100
Completion 91%
71.7% complete programs Retention 83%
75% retained Productivity 71%
191 completions Enrollment 455
Programs 3 fields
#21 in TX
#243 nationally
#21
Complete Data Fortis College
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 62.5
62.5 / 100
Completion 91%
71.7% complete programs Retention 83%
75% retained Productivity 71%
191 completions Enrollment 455
Programs 3 fields
#22 in TX
#275 nationally
#22
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas
Dallas, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 61.2
61.2 / 100
Completion 93%
73.7% complete programs Retention 42%
63% retained Productivity 84%
418 completions Enrollment 720
Programs 1 fields
#23 in TX
#301 nationally
#23
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Austin
Austin, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 60.5
60.5 / 100
Completion 98%
83.4% complete programs Retention 22%
58% retained Productivity 82%
528 completions Enrollment 974
Programs 1 fields
#24 in TX
#338 nationally
#24
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 58.3
58.3 / 100
Completion 98%
83.8% complete programs Retention 10%
52% retained Productivity 82%
413 completions Enrollment 766
Programs 1 fields
#25 in TX
#391 nationally
#25
Complete Data Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX
Public
Overall Score 55.5
55.5 / 100
Completion 65%
41.9% complete programs Retention 6%
47% retained Productivity 49%
3259 completions Enrollment 12,077
Programs 19 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $7,192
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