2026 Rankings · TX

Best Trade Colleges in Texas

221 ranked trade colleges in Texas out of 2,817 nationally

221
Schools in TX
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2,817
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Top Trade Colleges in Texas

Showing 1-25 of 221 schools
#1 in TX #15 nationally
#1
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Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie

Grand Prairie, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
77.3 / 100
77.3
Completion
90%
70.4% complete programs
Retention
92%
80% retained
Productivity
90%
818 completions
Enrollment 2,194
Programs 3 fields
#2 in TX #29 nationally
#2
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The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus

McAllen, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
76 / 100
76
Completion
99%
85.9% complete programs
Retention
87%
77% retained
Productivity
92%
522 completions
Enrollment 1,279
Programs 1 fields
#3 in TX #48 nationally
#3
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Rio Grande Valley College

Pharr, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
74.4 / 100
74.4
Completion
96%
79.3% complete programs
Retention
92%
80% retained
Productivity
93%
642 completions
Enrollment 1,549
Programs 1 fields
#4 in TX #50 nationally
#4
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Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
74.1 / 100
74.1
Completion
94%
76.1% complete programs
Retention
95%
83% retained
Productivity
90%
287 completions
Enrollment 774
Programs 4 fields
#5 in TX #57 nationally
#5
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College of Health Care Professions

Houston, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
73.9 / 100
73.9
Completion
100%
95.7% complete programs
Retention
92%
80% retained
Productivity
84%
274 completions
Enrollment 898
Programs 1 fields
#6 in TX #60 nationally
#6
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Pima Medical Institute-Houston

Houston, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
73.7 / 100
73.7
Completion
94%
76.4% complete programs
Retention
91%
79% retained
Productivity
84%
552 completions
Enrollment 1,811
Programs 2 fields
#7 in TX #72 nationally
#7
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Pima Medical Institute-El Paso

El Paso, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
72.6 / 100
72.6
Completion
98%
84.4% complete programs
Retention
85%
76% retained
Productivity
83%
386 completions
Enrollment 1,274
Programs 2 fields
#8 in TX #80 nationally
#8
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Vet Tech Institute of Houston

Houston, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
71.8 / 100
71.8
Completion
91%
71.1% complete programs
Retention
85%
76% retained
Productivity
90%
134 completions
Enrollment 357
Programs 1 fields
Tuition (In-State) $13,960
#9 in TX #83 nationally
#9
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The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth

Fort Worth, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
71.7 / 100
71.7
Completion
97%
80.3% complete programs
Retention
81%
74% retained
Productivity
79%
508 completions
Enrollment 1,850
Programs 1 fields
#10 in TX #84 nationally
#10
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Lee College

Baytown, TX

Public
Overall Score
71.6 / 100
71.6
Completion
75%
50.9% complete programs
Retention
66%
69% retained
Productivity
71%
3303 completions
Enrollment 14,767
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,132
#11 in TX #103 nationally
#11
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The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston

Houston, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
70.7 / 100
70.7
Completion
94%
74.2% complete programs
Retention
66%
69% retained
Productivity
92%
479 completions
Enrollment 1,201
Programs 1 fields
#12 in TX #105 nationally
#12
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Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth

Irving, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
70.6 / 100
70.6
Completion
86%
66.2% complete programs
Retention
93%
81% retained
Productivity
88%
1040 completions
Enrollment 2,935
Programs 2 fields
#13 in TX #119 nationally
#13
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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin

Austin, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
69.7 / 100
69.7
Completion
87%
67% complete programs
Retention
83%
75% retained
Productivity
91%
243 completions
Enrollment 641
Programs 1 fields
#14 in TX #120 nationally
#14
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Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.

Houston, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
69.5 / 100
69.5
Completion
84%
62.8% complete programs
Retention
76%
72% retained
Productivity
85%
983 completions
Enrollment 3,145
Programs 2 fields
#15 in TX #121 nationally
#15
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Concorde Career College-San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
69.5 / 100
69.5
Completion
96%
78.6% complete programs
Retention
55%
66% retained
Productivity
99%
330 completions
Enrollment 167
Programs 1 fields
#16 in TX #140 nationally
#16
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MediaTech Institute-Dallas

Dallas, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
68.7 / 100
68.7
Completion
90%
70% complete programs
Retention
100%
100% retained
Productivity
69%
74 completions
Enrollment 351
Programs 4 fields
#17 in TX #187 nationally
#17
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Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie

Grand Prairie, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
65.9 / 100
65.9
Completion
89%
69.1% complete programs
Retention
46%
64% retained
Productivity
99%
482 completions
Enrollment 313
Programs 1 fields
#18 in TX #215 nationally
#18
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Fortis College

Houston, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
63.8 / 100
63.8
Completion
92%
71.7% complete programs
Retention
83%
75% retained
Productivity
73%
145 completions
Enrollment 627
Programs 3 fields
#19 in TX #223 nationally
#19
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Concorde Career College-Dallas

Dallas, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
63.5 / 100
63.5
Completion
96%
78.4% complete programs
Retention
25%
59% retained
Productivity
99%
360 completions
Enrollment 208
Programs 1 fields
#20 in TX #264 nationally
#20
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The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas

Dallas, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
61.7 / 100
61.7
Completion
93%
73.7% complete programs
Retention
42%
63% retained
Productivity
83%
331 completions
Enrollment 1,097
Programs 1 fields
#21 in TX #285 nationally
#21
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The College of Health Care Professions-Austin

Austin, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
60.6 / 100
60.6
Completion
98%
83.4% complete programs
Retention
22%
58% retained
Productivity
81%
436 completions
Enrollment 1,542
Programs 1 fields
#22 in TX #306 nationally
#22
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The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
59.2 / 100
59.2
Completion
98%
83.8% complete programs
Retention
10%
52% retained
Productivity
86%
420 completions
Enrollment 1,261
Programs 1 fields
#23 in TX #393 nationally
#23
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Fortis Institute

Houston, TX

Private For-Profit
Overall Score
54.5 / 100
54.5
Completion
79%
54.7% complete programs
Retention
30%
60% retained
Productivity
84%
189 completions
Enrollment 610
Programs 2 fields
#24 in TX #402 nationally
#24
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Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Public
Overall Score
54.2 / 100
54.2
Completion
50%
35.2% complete programs
Retention
62%
68% retained
Productivity
39%
2164 completions
Enrollment 16,939
Programs 24 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,128
#25 in TX #414 nationally
#25
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Texas State Technical College

Waco, TX

Public
Overall Score
54 / 100
54
Completion
66%
41.9% complete programs
Retention
6%
47% retained
Productivity
38%
2525 completions
Enrollment 20,218
Programs 20 fields
Tuition (In-State) $7,192
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