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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Top Trade Colleges in Texas
Showing 1-25 of 221 schools
#1 in TX
#15 nationally
#1
Complete Data Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 77.3
77.3 / 100
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
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus
McAllen, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76
76 / 100
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
Complete Data Rio Grande Valley College
Pharr, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.4
74.4 / 100
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
Complete Data Lamson Institute
San Antonio, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.1
74.1 / 100
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
Complete Data College of Health Care Professions
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 73.9
73.9 / 100
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
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-Houston
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 73.7
73.7 / 100
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
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-El Paso
El Paso, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 72.6
72.6 / 100
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
Complete Data Vet Tech Institute of Houston
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 71.8
71.8 / 100
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
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 71.7
71.7 / 100
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
Complete Data Lee College
Baytown, TX
Public
Overall Score 71.6
71.6 / 100
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
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 70.7
70.7 / 100
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
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
Irving, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 70.6
70.6 / 100
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
Complete Data Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
Austin, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 69.7
69.7 / 100
Completion 87%
67% complete programs Retention 83%
75% retained Productivity 91%
243 completions Enrollment 641
Programs 1 fields
#14 in TX
#120 nationally
#14
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 69.5
69.5 / 100
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
Complete Data Concorde Career College-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 69.5
69.5 / 100
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
Complete Data MediaTech Institute-Dallas
Dallas, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 68.7
68.7 / 100
Completion 90%
70% complete programs Retention 100%
100% retained Productivity 69%
74 completions Enrollment 351
Programs 4 fields
#17 in TX
#187 nationally
#17
Complete Data Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 65.9
65.9 / 100
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
Complete Data Fortis College
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 63.8
63.8 / 100
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
Complete Data Concorde Career College-Dallas
Dallas, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 63.5
63.5 / 100
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
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas
Dallas, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 61.7
61.7 / 100
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
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Austin
Austin, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 60.6
60.6 / 100
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
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 59.2
59.2 / 100
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
Complete Data Fortis Institute
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 54.5
54.5 / 100
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
Complete Data Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX
Public
Overall Score 54.2
54.2 / 100
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
Complete Data Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX
Public
Overall Score 54
54 / 100
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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