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164 trade schools · Texas

Trade schools in Texas

Texas has 164 trade schools in our data (16 public, 140 for-profit), and 221 schools in all, counting community colleges, offer certificate or associate programs in the trades we track. Median yearly tuition at trade schools here is $15,100.

Trade schools164
Public16
For-profit140
Median tuition$15,100
Median completion rate69%
Median earnings 10 yrs after entry$34,296

Programs by trade in Texas

Number of schools, including community colleges, with a certificate or associate program in each field.

All 164 trade schools in Texas

Schools that mostly award certificates. Click a heading to sort.

SchoolTypeStudentsTuition (2025-26)Avg net priceCompletion rateEarnings 10 yrs after entry
ABC Beauty AcademyRichardsonFor-profit trade school52$8,217$13,46990%$24,316
Academy Of Hair DesignJasperFor-profit trade school52$12,700$11,74382%$19,848
Academy of Hair Design-LufkinLufkinFor-profit trade school74$12,700$10,65657%$19,848
Advanced Barber College and Hair DesignWeslacoFor-profit trade school91$10,250$39,97858%$22,822
Alamo City Barber CollegeSan AntonioFor-profit trade school114$13,810$13,19046%n/a
Angelina CollegeLufkinPublic community or technical college2,370$3,430$7,31530%$37,609
Ann Webb Skin InstituteAustinFor-profit trade school121$15,025$25,24384%n/a
Arlington Career InstituteArlingtonFor-profit trade school562$18,600$18,91374%$42,775
Austin Career Institute LLCAustinFor-profit trade school102$19,284$20,38623%n/a
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San AntonioSan AntonioFor-profit trade school250$19,500$16,461100%$30,112
Avenue Five InstituteAustinFor-profit trade school316$12,937$28,73380%$33,278
Avenue Five Institute-South Austin CampusAustinFor-profit trade school139$12,937$28,88787%$33,278
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-DallasIrvingFor-profit trade school495$16,757$27,86743%$56,171
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-HoustonHoustonFor-profit trade school360$16,757$24,63874%$61,710
Baldwin Beauty School-North AustinAustinFor-profit trade school78$13,900$18,74367%$36,026
Bella Cosmetology and Barber CollegeGreenvilleFor-profit trade school57$15,600$23,31760%n/a
Brazosport CollegeLake JacksonPublic technical school2,622$2,772n/an/a$48,963
CCI Training Center-ArlingtonArlingtonFor-profit trade school305$11,485$8,48267%$42,913
CET-El PasoEl PasoNonprofit trade school67$11,476$17,74165%$39,846
CTK Healthcare & Career InstituteIrvingFor-profit trade school114$1,680$6,26096%n/a
Career Schools of TexasHoustonFor-profit trade school518$14,720$31,05727%$25,397
Center for Advanced Legal StudiesHoustonFor-profit trade school271$9,750$44,608n/a$57,974
Central Texas Beauty College-Round RockRound RockFor-profit trade school122$8,950$10,38263%$28,865
Charles and Sues School of Hair DesignBryanFor-profit trade school69$19,000$23,29996%$27,541
Cisco CollegeCiscoPublic community or technical college1,620$4,710$9,07637%$42,396
Collectiv Hair Dressing Academy-Collectiv Academy-DallasDallasFor-profit trade school319$10,564$18,399n/a$43,995
College of Health Care ProfessionsHoustonFor-profit trade school631$18,400$30,16375%$37,336
Concorde Career College-DallasDallasFor-profit trade school194$19,375$34,77766%$46,710
Concorde Career College-Grand PrairieGrand PrairieFor-profit trade school268$35,440$35,77762%$44,805
Concorde Career College-San AntonioSan AntonioFor-profit trade school195$19,186$32,26470%$39,811
Cortiva Institute-ArlingtonArlingtonFor-profit trade school155$12,359$37,85979%$31,124
Covenant School of Nursing and Allied HealthLubbockNonprofit trade school360n/an/an/a$88,016
CyberTex Institute of TechnologyAustinFor-profit trade school152$16,500$50,73989%$34,059
Deluxe Barber CollegeSan AntonioFor-profit trade school94$12,100$13,86357%n/a
Diamonds CollegeShermanFor-profit trade school51$14,300$20,25949%$26,336
DuVall's School of CosmetologyBedfordFor-profit trade school65$11,850$16,63180%$35,174
East Texas Cosmetology CollegeLufkinFor-profit trade school51$14,595$12,510n/an/a
Epic Barber CollegeHoustonFor-profit trade school62$10,189$5,33111%n/a
Fortis CollegeHoustonFor-profit trade school455$18,133$31,67959%$39,768
Fortis InstituteHoustonFor-profit trade school422$17,000$23,34161%$39,768
Frank Phillips CollegeBorgerPublic community or technical college623$3,712$13,33847%$43,299
GA Beauty & Barber SchoolMcAllenFor-profit trade school171$9,250$12,68759%n/a
Galveston CollegeGalvestonPublic technical school1,528$2,726$5,940n/a$41,505
Graduate America CollegeGarlandFor-profit trade school62$15,000$14,40993%$25,017
Grayson CollegeDenisonPublic technical school3,075$3,052$5,743n/a$43,349
Houston Barber SchoolHoustonFor-profit trade school264$14,000$13,41749%n/a
Houston Training School-Main CampusHoustonFor-profit trade school198$11,350$6,41280%$22,133
Houston Training Schools-GessnerHoustonFor-profit trade school138$11,350$5,98072%$22,133
Institute of Allied HealthcareSan AntonioFor-profit trade school60$10,500$7,258100%n/a
Interactive College of TechnologyPasadenaFor-profit trade school86$10,970$18,93081%$31,817
Interactive College of TechnologyHoustonFor-profit trade school55$10,970$18,38248%$31,817
Jay's Technical InstituteHoustonFor-profit trade school79$13,500$19,35960%$21,943
Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumontPublic community or technical college3,055$2,844$9,86038%$46,826
Lamar State College-OrangeOrangePublic community or technical college1,391$3,540$3,70640%$41,482
Lamar State College-Port ArthurPort ArthurPublic community or technical college1,508$1,770$4,24440%$42,900
Lamson InstituteSan AntonioFor-profit trade school498$17,995$24,38979%$45,236
Laredo CHI Academy Beauty SchoolLaredoFor-profit trade school54$8,311$6,53357%n/a
Lee CollegeBaytownPublic community or technical college5,116$2,520$6,74444%$47,125
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand PrairieGrand PrairieFor-profit trade school1,539$30,538$31,82965%$56,095
M T Training CenterDesotoFor-profit trade school293$12,253$12,52198%n/a
Maestro CollegeDallasFor-profit trade school61$17,000$27,74163%$37,656
Maestro CollegeArlingtonFor-profit trade school72$17,000$11,14370%$37,656
McAllen Careers InstituteMcAllenFor-profit trade school129$17,775$16,83976%n/a
Mei Barber SchoolBrownsvilleFor-profit trade school91$11,075$9,13067%n/a
Midland CollegeMidlandPublic technical school5,542$3,180$4,224n/a$47,203
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El PasoEl PasoFor-profit trade school448$15,100$23,64259%$27,516
Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio MilitarySan AntonioFor-profit trade school225$9,641$16,53166%$27,516
Milan Institute-AmarilloAmarilloFor-profit trade school271$17,572$24,09771%$34,532
Milan Institute-San Antonio IngramSan AntonioFor-profit trade school379$9,641$17,21456%$30,613
Miller-Motte College-STVT-ArlingtonArlingtonFor-profit trade school268$20,290$20,91782%$34,579
Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiFor-profit trade school533$19,790$20,88076%$34,579
Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllenMcAllenFor-profit trade school546$19,790$20,17183%$34,579
Miller-Motte College-STVT-San AntonioSan AntonioFor-profit trade school762$22,075$21,45572%$34,579
Mystros Barber AcademyHoustonNonprofit trade school50$15,000$16,853100%n/a
Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount PleasantPublic community or technical college1,973$2,957$5,39242%$39,809
Northwest Educational CenterHoustonFor-profit trade school305$17,725$10,79481%$30,732
Nuvani InstituteEagle PassFor-profit trade school77$14,600$18,78593%$25,681
Ocean CorporationHoustonFor-profit trade school192$25,500$31,31490%$62,228
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-ArlingtonArlingtonFor-profit trade school374$15,700$19,05166%$31,538
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-DallasDallasFor-profit trade school415$15,700$18,08071%$31,081
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-DentonDentonFor-profit trade school228$15,700$21,47680%$31,538
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft WorthFort WorthFor-profit trade school500$15,700$17,88474%$31,081
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-HurstHurstFor-profit trade school273$15,700$18,89282%$32,355
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North DallasDallasFor-profit trade school312$15,700$19,82471%$31,081
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San AntonioSan AntonioFor-profit trade school466$15,700$16,85280%$31,538
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-StaffordStaffordFor-profit trade school550$15,700$18,32376%$32,355
Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-WillowbrookHoustonFor-profit trade school481$15,700$18,88971%$32,355
PCI Health Training CenterDallasFor-profit trade school256$16,372$24,76465%$38,400
Panola CollegeCarthagePublic community or technical college1,388$2,622$7,93245%$42,995
Paul Mitchell the School-ArlingtonArlingtonFor-profit trade school360$14,835$28,61765%$35,588
Paul Mitchell the School-AustinAustinFor-profit trade school171$15,100$20,57069%$31,160
Paul Mitchell the School-Clear LakeWebsterFor-profit trade school133$13,100$17,26469%$30,687
Paul Mitchell the School-DallasCarrolltonFor-profit trade school328$14,025$27,58975%$35,588
Paul Mitchell the School-HoustonHoustonFor-profit trade school288$14,215$27,50568%$30,687
Paul Mitchell the School-San AntonioSan AntonioFor-profit trade school361$14,835$32,87384%$35,588
Pearlands Innovative School of BeautyPearlandFor-profit trade school69$15,000$25,55363%n/a
Pima Medical Institute-El PasoEl PasoFor-profit trade school617$16,895$35,69367%$44,191
Pima Medical Institute-HoustonHoustonFor-profit trade school1,068$16,895$36,42570%$44,191
Pima Medical Institute-San AntonioSan AntonioFor-profit trade school424$17,235$36,78769%$44,191
Precision Welding AcademyKatyFor-profit trade school96$25,200$35,22293%n/a
Remington College-Dallas CampusDallasNonprofit trade school250$23,783$21,163n/a$33,423
Remington College-Fort Worth CampusNorth Richland HillsNonprofit trade school154$22,171$24,47545%$33,423
Remington College-Houston Southeast CampusLeague CityNonprofit trade school111$19,913$22,66560%$33,423
Rio Grande Valley CollegePharrFor-profit trade school808$29,400$21,17874%$53,135
Salon & Spa InstituteBrownsvilleFor-profit trade school71$12,125n/a50%$25,928
Salon Boutique AcademyAddisonFor-profit trade school200$11,850$19,382100%n/a
Salon Professional Academy of San AntonioSan AntonioFor-profit trade school94$17,525$18,16588%n/a
School of Automotive Machinists & TechnologyHoustonFor-profit trade school88$18,225$31,82783%$62,379
South Texas Training CenterPharrFor-profit trade school120$13,566$10,23180%$33,174
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-BrownsvilleBrownsvilleFor-profit trade school423$24,040$16,73389%$34,579
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-WeslacoWeslacoFor-profit trade school521$22,357$19,47989%$34,579
Southeast Texas Career InstituteSilsbeeFor-profit trade school75$14,100$17,86250%$26,009
Southern Careers Institute-AustinAustinFor-profit trade school746$18,450$28,25548%$31,200
Southern Careers Institute-BrownsvilleBrownsvilleFor-profit trade school631$13,950$18,77369%$31,200
Southern Careers Institute-Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiFor-profit trade school578$18,450$30,92263%$31,200
Southern Careers Institute-HarlingenHarlingenFor-profit trade school543$18,450$27,81063%$31,200
Southern Careers Institute-PharrPharrFor-profit trade school596$18,450$27,18467%$31,200
Southern Careers Institute-San AntonioSan AntonioFor-profit trade school584$18,450$29,94750%$31,200
Southern Careers Institute-San AntonioSan AntonioFor-profit trade school1,089$20,025$29,83167%$31,200
Southern Careers Institute-WacoWacoFor-profit trade school185$18,450$22,46546%$31,200
Southwest Texas CollegeUvaldePublic community or technical college3,306$2,646$3,13031%$40,786
St Philip's CollegeSan AntonioPublic technical school12,914$3,412$4,544n/a$42,639
Strand Institute of Beauty & EstheticsCorpus ChristiFor-profit trade school65$13,225$20,71692%n/a
Texas College of Cosmetology-LubbockLubbockFor-profit trade school54$13,250$15,29782%$23,772
Texas College of Cosmetology-San AngeloSan AngelonFor-profit trade school72$13,250$15,32680%$23,772
Texas Health SchoolHoustonFor-profit trade school192$31,595$30,63086%$32,953
Texas Healthtech InstituteBeaumontFor-profit trade school150$12,100$25,91663%n/a
Texas State Technical CollegeWacoPublic community or technical college9,437$8,544$13,66353%$44,239
The College of Health Care Professions-AustinAustinFor-profit trade school974$18,400$31,28556%$39,469
The College of Health Care Professions-DallasDallasFor-profit trade school720$18,400$32,27565%$39,469
The College of Health Care Professions-Fort WorthFort WorthFor-profit trade school1,076$18,400$30,55967%$37,336
The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen CampusMcAllenFor-profit trade school787$17,400$27,68576%$37,336
The College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestHoustonFor-profit trade school4,530$18,400$35,447n/a$37,336
The College of Health Care Professions-San AntonioSan AntonioFor-profit trade school766$25,400$24,03663%$37,336
The College of Health Care Professions-South San AntonioSan AntonioFor-profit trade school419$17,400$32,78180%$37,336
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest HoustonHoustonFor-profit trade school681$18,400$31,62072%$37,336
The Culinary School of Fort WorthFort WorthFor-profit trade school92$21,855$25,55178%n/a
The Professional Cosmetology AcademyLaredoFor-profit trade school146$8,850$8,93446%n/a
The Recording Conservatory of AustinAustinFor-profit trade school77$29,760$29,85978%n/a
The Salon Professional Academy-GeorgetownGeorgetownFor-profit trade school79$17,125$15,41575%n/a
The Salon Professional Academy-LewisvilleLewisvilleFor-profit trade school132$16,750$19,35587%$30,140
The Southwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryFort WorthNonprofit trade school324$12,350n/an/an/a
Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-DallasGrand PrairieFor-profit trade school220$9,450$23,79666%$32,061
Tonsorial Arts Barber CollegeTexarkanaFor-profit trade school170$17,000$20,20566%n/a
Top of the Line Barber SchoolSan AntonioFor-profit trade school86$16,000$16,9658.3%n/a
Total Transformation Institute of CosmetologySan MarcosFor-profit trade school112$14,125$17,51975%n/a
Trend Barber CollegeHoustonFor-profit trade school61$11,700$21,65656%$24,186
Tri-State Cosmetology InstituteEl PasoFor-profit trade school126$16,000$16,17189%$22,992
Tulsa Welding School-Dallas CampusIrvingFor-profit trade school1,020$22,025$24,169n/a$48,394
Tulsa Welding School-HoustonHoustonFor-profit trade school1,962$22,025$25,25169%$48,394
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-HarlingenHarlingenFor-profit trade school87$12,650$15,18374%$23,066
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La JoyaLa JoyaFor-profit trade school51$12,650$15,338100%$23,066
UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-McAllenMcAllenFor-profit trade school53$12,650$11,33567%$23,066
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.HoustonFor-profit trade school2,632$50,198$29,14465%$58,939
Universal Technical Institute-West TexasAustinFor-profit trade school1,335$56,160$27,35671%$58,939
Valley Grande Institute for Academic StudiesWeslacoNonprofit trade school84$24,451$13,10880%$38,340
Victoria Beauty & Barber CollegeVictoriaFor-profit trade school73$17,500$16,35161%$27,965
Vogue College of CosmetologySan AntonioFor-profit trade school92$16,597n/a92%$21,019
Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllenMcAllenFor-profit trade school344$16,597$28,84963%$23,178
Vogue College of Cosmetology-San Antonio FredericksburgSan AntonioFor-profit trade school90$16,597n/a50%$30,335
Wade Gordon Hairdressing AcademyAmarilloFor-profit trade school129$14,783$23,05455%$28,870
Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-LubbockLubbockFor-profit trade school96$14,783$20,88650%$28,870
Western Technical CollegeEl PasoFor-profit trade school1,206$4,853n/an/a$41,422
William Edge InstituteNew BraunfelsFor-profit trade school73$13,500$20,51795%$25,072

Colleges in Texas with the most trade programs

Cities with the most trade schools: Houston (25), San Antonio (21), Austin (11), Dallas (8), Arlington (7), McAllen (6), El Paso (5), Fort Worth (4), Brownsville (4), Lufkin (3), Grand Prairie (3), Lubbock (3).

Frequently asked questions

How many trade schools are in Texas?

164 schools in Texas mostly award certificates, and 221 schools including community colleges offer programs in the 19 trades we track.

How much does trade school cost in Texas?

The median trade school in Texas charges $15,100 a year in tuition and fees (2025-26). Public schools and community colleges usually cost less; compare the tuition column above.

What is the cheapest trade school in Texas?

Among trade schools with a reported price, Lamar State College-Port Arthur in Port Arthur has the lowest yearly tuition and fees: $1,770.

Colleges in Texas · All trades

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (institution and field of study files), data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. What each figure covers.