2026 Rankings · TX
Best Trade Colleges in Texas
224 ranked trade colleges in Texas out of 2,858 nationally
224
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Top Trade Colleges in Texas
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#1 in TX
#15 nationally
#1
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus
McAllen, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 77.7
77.7 / 100
Completion 99%
85.9% complete programs Retention 95%
84% retained Productivity 91%
559 completions Enrollment 787
Programs 1 fields
#2 in TX
#28 nationally
#2
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-Houston
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 76.2
76.2 / 100
Completion 94%
76.4% complete programs Retention 88%
78% retained Productivity 89%
715 completions Enrollment 1,068
Programs 2 fields
#3 in TX
#33 nationally
#3
Complete Data Concorde Career College-Dallas
Dallas, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 75.8
75.8 / 100
Completion 95%
78.4% complete programs Retention 88%
78% retained Productivity 99%
441 completions Enrollment 194
Programs 1 fields
#4 in TX
#50 nationally
#4
Complete Data Concorde Career College-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.6
74.6 / 100
Completion 95%
78.6% complete programs Retention 83%
75% retained Productivity 98%
415 completions Enrollment 195
Programs 1 fields
#5 in TX
#57 nationally
#5
Complete Data Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74.1
74.1 / 100
Completion 88%
69.1% complete programs Retention 87%
77% retained Productivity 99%
664 completions Enrollment 268
Programs 1 fields
#6 in TX
#60 nationally
#6
Complete Data Lamson Institute
San Antonio, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 74
74 / 100
Completion 94%
76.1% complete programs Retention 97%
88% retained Productivity 90%
344 completions Enrollment 498
Programs 5 fields
#7 in TX
#63 nationally
#7
Complete Data Lee College
Baytown, TX
Public
Overall Score 73.8
73.8 / 100
Completion 74%
50.9% complete programs Retention 77%
73% retained Productivity 72%
3656 completions Enrollment 8,323
Programs 32 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $3,132
#8 in TX
#73 nationally
#8
Complete Data Texas Health School
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 72.7
72.7 / 100
Completion 88%
69.2% complete programs Retention 98%
89% retained Productivity 91%
138 completions Enrollment 192
Programs 1 fields
#9 in TX
#93 nationally
#9
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 71.3
71.3 / 100
Completion 93%
74.2% complete programs Retention 71%
71% retained Productivity 91%
492 completions Enrollment 681
Programs 1 fields
#10 in TX
#108 nationally
#10
Complete Data Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 70.4
70.4 / 100
Completion 90%
70.4% complete programs Retention 67%
70% retained Productivity 78%
768 completions Enrollment 1,539
Programs 3 fields
#11 in TX
#112 nationally
#11
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
Irving, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 70.2
70.2 / 100
Completion 85%
66.2% complete programs Retention 96%
85% retained Productivity 86%
977 completions Enrollment 1,610
Programs 2 fields
#12 in TX
#117 nationally
#12
Complete Data College of Health Care Professions
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 69.6
69.6 / 100
Completion 100%
95.7% complete programs Retention 71%
71% retained Productivity 88%
399 completions Enrollment 631
Programs 1 fields
#13 in TX
#119 nationally
#13
Complete Data Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin
Austin, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 69.5
69.5 / 100
Completion 86%
67% complete programs Retention 84%
76% retained Productivity 90%
212 completions Enrollment 305
Programs 1 fields
#14 in TX
#123 nationally
#14
Complete Data Rio Grande Valley College
Pharr, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 69.3
69.3 / 100
Completion 96%
79.3% complete programs Retention 63%
69% retained Productivity 94%
709 completions Enrollment 832
Programs 1 fields
#15 in TX
#124 nationally
#15
Complete Data Vet Tech Institute of Houston
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 69.3
69.3 / 100
Completion 90%
71.1% complete programs Retention 80%
74% retained Productivity 84%
114 completions Enrollment 200
Programs 1 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $13,960
#16 in TX
#132 nationally
#16
Complete Data Pima Medical Institute-El Paso
El Paso, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 68.5
68.5 / 100
Completion 98%
84.4% complete programs Retention 55%
67% retained Productivity 89%
407 completions Enrollment 617
Programs 2 fields
#17 in TX
#134 nationally
#17
Complete Data Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 68.5
68.5 / 100
Completion 83%
62.8% complete programs Retention 84%
76% retained Productivity 65%
953 completions Enrollment 2,632
Programs 3 fields
#18 in TX
#136 nationally
#18
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 68.4
68.4 / 100
Completion 96%
80.3% complete programs Retention 55%
67% retained Productivity 87%
659 completions Enrollment 1,076
Programs 1 fields
#19 in TX
#176 nationally
#19
Complete Data MediaTech Institute-Dallas
Dallas, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 66.6
66.6 / 100
Completion 89%
70% complete programs Retention 99%
100% retained Productivity 68%
86 completions Enrollment 217
Programs 2 fields
#20 in TX
#178 nationally
#20
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Austin
Austin, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 66.6
66.6 / 100
Completion 98%
83.4% complete programs Retention 50%
66% retained Productivity 82%
528 completions Enrollment 974
Programs 1 fields
#21 in TX
#209 nationally
#21
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 64
64 / 100
Completion 98%
83.8% complete programs Retention 43%
64% retained Productivity 82%
413 completions Enrollment 766
Programs 1 fields
#22 in TX
#220 nationally
#22
Complete Data Fortis Institute
Houston, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 63.5
63.5 / 100
Completion 78%
54.7% complete programs Retention 77%
73% retained Productivity 82%
228 completions Enrollment 422
Programs 2 fields
#23 in TX
#282 nationally
#23
Complete Data The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas
Dallas, TX
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 60.5
60.5 / 100
Completion 93%
73.7% complete programs Retention 35%
62% retained Productivity 84%
418 completions Enrollment 720
Programs 1 fields
#24 in TX
#348 nationally
#24
Complete Data Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX
Public
Overall Score 56.9
56.9 / 100
Completion 50%
35.2% complete programs Retention 59%
68% retained Productivity 40%
2212 completions Enrollment 9,262
Programs 25 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,128
#25 in TX
#370 nationally
#25
Complete Data Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, TX
Public
Overall Score 56.1
56.1 / 100
Completion 62%
40.5% complete programs Retention 77%
73% retained Productivity 43%
796 completions Enrollment 3,208
Programs 11 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,712
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