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.
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.
| School | Type | Students | Tuition (2025-26) | Avg net price | Completion rate | Earnings 10 yrs after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Beauty AcademyRichardson | For-profit trade school | 52 | $8,217 | $13,469 | 90% | $24,316 |
| Academy Of Hair DesignJasper | For-profit trade school | 52 | $12,700 | $11,743 | 82% | $19,848 |
| Academy of Hair Design-LufkinLufkin | For-profit trade school | 74 | $12,700 | $10,656 | 57% | $19,848 |
| Advanced Barber College and Hair DesignWeslaco | For-profit trade school | 91 | $10,250 | $39,978 | 58% | $22,822 |
| Alamo City Barber CollegeSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 114 | $13,810 | $13,190 | 46% | n/a |
| Angelina CollegeLufkin | Public community or technical college | 2,370 | $3,430 | $7,315 | 30% | $37,609 |
| Ann Webb Skin InstituteAustin | For-profit trade school | 121 | $15,025 | $25,243 | 84% | n/a |
| Arlington Career InstituteArlington | For-profit trade school | 562 | $18,600 | $18,913 | 74% | $42,775 |
| Austin Career Institute LLCAustin | For-profit trade school | 102 | $19,284 | $20,386 | 23% | n/a |
| Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-San AntonioSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 250 | $19,500 | $16,461 | 100% | $30,112 |
| Avenue Five InstituteAustin | For-profit trade school | 316 | $12,937 | $28,733 | 80% | $33,278 |
| Avenue Five Institute-South Austin CampusAustin | For-profit trade school | 139 | $12,937 | $28,887 | 87% | $33,278 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-DallasIrving | For-profit trade school | 495 | $16,757 | $27,867 | 43% | $56,171 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-HoustonHouston | For-profit trade school | 360 | $16,757 | $24,638 | 74% | $61,710 |
| Baldwin Beauty School-North AustinAustin | For-profit trade school | 78 | $13,900 | $18,743 | 67% | $36,026 |
| Bella Cosmetology and Barber CollegeGreenville | For-profit trade school | 57 | $15,600 | $23,317 | 60% | n/a |
| Brazosport CollegeLake Jackson | Public technical school | 2,622 | $2,772 | n/a | n/a | $48,963 |
| CCI Training Center-ArlingtonArlington | For-profit trade school | 305 | $11,485 | $8,482 | 67% | $42,913 |
| CET-El PasoEl Paso | Nonprofit trade school | 67 | $11,476 | $17,741 | 65% | $39,846 |
| CTK Healthcare & Career InstituteIrving | For-profit trade school | 114 | $1,680 | $6,260 | 96% | n/a |
| Career Schools of TexasHouston | For-profit trade school | 518 | $14,720 | $31,057 | 27% | $25,397 |
| Center for Advanced Legal StudiesHouston | For-profit trade school | 271 | $9,750 | $44,608 | n/a | $57,974 |
| Central Texas Beauty College-Round RockRound Rock | For-profit trade school | 122 | $8,950 | $10,382 | 63% | $28,865 |
| Charles and Sues School of Hair DesignBryan | For-profit trade school | 69 | $19,000 | $23,299 | 96% | $27,541 |
| Cisco CollegeCisco | Public community or technical college | 1,620 | $4,710 | $9,076 | 37% | $42,396 |
| Collectiv Hair Dressing Academy-Collectiv Academy-DallasDallas | For-profit trade school | 319 | $10,564 | $18,399 | n/a | $43,995 |
| College of Health Care ProfessionsHouston | For-profit trade school | 631 | $18,400 | $30,163 | 75% | $37,336 |
| Concorde Career College-DallasDallas | For-profit trade school | 194 | $19,375 | $34,777 | 66% | $46,710 |
| Concorde Career College-Grand PrairieGrand Prairie | For-profit trade school | 268 | $35,440 | $35,777 | 62% | $44,805 |
| Concorde Career College-San AntonioSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 195 | $19,186 | $32,264 | 70% | $39,811 |
| Cortiva Institute-ArlingtonArlington | For-profit trade school | 155 | $12,359 | $37,859 | 79% | $31,124 |
| Covenant School of Nursing and Allied HealthLubbock | Nonprofit trade school | 360 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $88,016 |
| CyberTex Institute of TechnologyAustin | For-profit trade school | 152 | $16,500 | $50,739 | 89% | $34,059 |
| Deluxe Barber CollegeSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 94 | $12,100 | $13,863 | 57% | n/a |
| Diamonds CollegeSherman | For-profit trade school | 51 | $14,300 | $20,259 | 49% | $26,336 |
| DuVall's School of CosmetologyBedford | For-profit trade school | 65 | $11,850 | $16,631 | 80% | $35,174 |
| East Texas Cosmetology CollegeLufkin | For-profit trade school | 51 | $14,595 | $12,510 | n/a | n/a |
| Epic Barber CollegeHouston | For-profit trade school | 62 | $10,189 | $5,331 | 11% | n/a |
| Fortis CollegeHouston | For-profit trade school | 455 | $18,133 | $31,679 | 59% | $39,768 |
| Fortis InstituteHouston | For-profit trade school | 422 | $17,000 | $23,341 | 61% | $39,768 |
| Frank Phillips CollegeBorger | Public community or technical college | 623 | $3,712 | $13,338 | 47% | $43,299 |
| GA Beauty & Barber SchoolMcAllen | For-profit trade school | 171 | $9,250 | $12,687 | 59% | n/a |
| Galveston CollegeGalveston | Public technical school | 1,528 | $2,726 | $5,940 | n/a | $41,505 |
| Graduate America CollegeGarland | For-profit trade school | 62 | $15,000 | $14,409 | 93% | $25,017 |
| Grayson CollegeDenison | Public technical school | 3,075 | $3,052 | $5,743 | n/a | $43,349 |
| Houston Barber SchoolHouston | For-profit trade school | 264 | $14,000 | $13,417 | 49% | n/a |
| Houston Training School-Main CampusHouston | For-profit trade school | 198 | $11,350 | $6,412 | 80% | $22,133 |
| Houston Training Schools-GessnerHouston | For-profit trade school | 138 | $11,350 | $5,980 | 72% | $22,133 |
| Institute of Allied HealthcareSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 60 | $10,500 | $7,258 | 100% | n/a |
| Interactive College of TechnologyPasadena | For-profit trade school | 86 | $10,970 | $18,930 | 81% | $31,817 |
| Interactive College of TechnologyHouston | For-profit trade school | 55 | $10,970 | $18,382 | 48% | $31,817 |
| Jay's Technical InstituteHouston | For-profit trade school | 79 | $13,500 | $19,359 | 60% | $21,943 |
| Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont | Public community or technical college | 3,055 | $2,844 | $9,860 | 38% | $46,826 |
| Lamar State College-OrangeOrange | Public community or technical college | 1,391 | $3,540 | $3,706 | 40% | $41,482 |
| Lamar State College-Port ArthurPort Arthur | Public community or technical college | 1,508 | $1,770 | $4,244 | 40% | $42,900 |
| Lamson InstituteSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 498 | $17,995 | $24,389 | 79% | $45,236 |
| Laredo CHI Academy Beauty SchoolLaredo | For-profit trade school | 54 | $8,311 | $6,533 | 57% | n/a |
| Lee CollegeBaytown | Public community or technical college | 5,116 | $2,520 | $6,744 | 44% | $47,125 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Grand PrairieGrand Prairie | For-profit trade school | 1,539 | $30,538 | $31,829 | 65% | $56,095 |
| M T Training CenterDesoto | For-profit trade school | 293 | $12,253 | $12,521 | 98% | n/a |
| Maestro CollegeDallas | For-profit trade school | 61 | $17,000 | $27,741 | 63% | $37,656 |
| Maestro CollegeArlington | For-profit trade school | 72 | $17,000 | $11,143 | 70% | $37,656 |
| McAllen Careers InstituteMcAllen | For-profit trade school | 129 | $17,775 | $16,839 | 76% | n/a |
| Mei Barber SchoolBrownsville | For-profit trade school | 91 | $11,075 | $9,130 | 67% | n/a |
| Midland CollegeMidland | Public technical school | 5,542 | $3,180 | $4,224 | n/a | $47,203 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-El PasoEl Paso | For-profit trade school | 448 | $15,100 | $23,642 | 59% | $27,516 |
| Milan Institute of Cosmetology-San Antonio MilitarySan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 225 | $9,641 | $16,531 | 66% | $27,516 |
| Milan Institute-AmarilloAmarillo | For-profit trade school | 271 | $17,572 | $24,097 | 71% | $34,532 |
| Milan Institute-San Antonio IngramSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 379 | $9,641 | $17,214 | 56% | $30,613 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-ArlingtonArlington | For-profit trade school | 268 | $20,290 | $20,917 | 82% | $34,579 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi | For-profit trade school | 533 | $19,790 | $20,880 | 76% | $34,579 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllenMcAllen | For-profit trade school | 546 | $19,790 | $20,171 | 83% | $34,579 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-San AntonioSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 762 | $22,075 | $21,455 | 72% | $34,579 |
| Mystros Barber AcademyHouston | Nonprofit trade school | 50 | $15,000 | $16,853 | 100% | n/a |
| Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount Pleasant | Public community or technical college | 1,973 | $2,957 | $5,392 | 42% | $39,809 |
| Northwest Educational CenterHouston | For-profit trade school | 305 | $17,725 | $10,794 | 81% | $30,732 |
| Nuvani InstituteEagle Pass | For-profit trade school | 77 | $14,600 | $18,785 | 93% | $25,681 |
| Ocean CorporationHouston | For-profit trade school | 192 | $25,500 | $31,314 | 90% | $62,228 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-ArlingtonArlington | For-profit trade school | 374 | $15,700 | $19,051 | 66% | $31,538 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-DallasDallas | For-profit trade school | 415 | $15,700 | $18,080 | 71% | $31,081 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-DentonDenton | For-profit trade school | 228 | $15,700 | $21,476 | 80% | $31,538 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft WorthFort Worth | For-profit trade school | 500 | $15,700 | $17,884 | 74% | $31,081 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-HurstHurst | For-profit trade school | 273 | $15,700 | $18,892 | 82% | $32,355 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-North DallasDallas | For-profit trade school | 312 | $15,700 | $19,824 | 71% | $31,081 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-San AntonioSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 466 | $15,700 | $16,852 | 80% | $31,538 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-StaffordStafford | For-profit trade school | 550 | $15,700 | $18,323 | 76% | $32,355 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-WillowbrookHouston | For-profit trade school | 481 | $15,700 | $18,889 | 71% | $32,355 |
| PCI Health Training CenterDallas | For-profit trade school | 256 | $16,372 | $24,764 | 65% | $38,400 |
| Panola CollegeCarthage | Public community or technical college | 1,388 | $2,622 | $7,932 | 45% | $42,995 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-ArlingtonArlington | For-profit trade school | 360 | $14,835 | $28,617 | 65% | $35,588 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-AustinAustin | For-profit trade school | 171 | $15,100 | $20,570 | 69% | $31,160 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Clear LakeWebster | For-profit trade school | 133 | $13,100 | $17,264 | 69% | $30,687 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-DallasCarrollton | For-profit trade school | 328 | $14,025 | $27,589 | 75% | $35,588 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-HoustonHouston | For-profit trade school | 288 | $14,215 | $27,505 | 68% | $30,687 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-San AntonioSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 361 | $14,835 | $32,873 | 84% | $35,588 |
| Pearlands Innovative School of BeautyPearland | For-profit trade school | 69 | $15,000 | $25,553 | 63% | n/a |
| Pima Medical Institute-El PasoEl Paso | For-profit trade school | 617 | $16,895 | $35,693 | 67% | $44,191 |
| Pima Medical Institute-HoustonHouston | For-profit trade school | 1,068 | $16,895 | $36,425 | 70% | $44,191 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San AntonioSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 424 | $17,235 | $36,787 | 69% | $44,191 |
| Precision Welding AcademyKaty | For-profit trade school | 96 | $25,200 | $35,222 | 93% | n/a |
| Remington College-Dallas CampusDallas | Nonprofit trade school | 250 | $23,783 | $21,163 | n/a | $33,423 |
| Remington College-Fort Worth CampusNorth Richland Hills | Nonprofit trade school | 154 | $22,171 | $24,475 | 45% | $33,423 |
| Remington College-Houston Southeast CampusLeague City | Nonprofit trade school | 111 | $19,913 | $22,665 | 60% | $33,423 |
| Rio Grande Valley CollegePharr | For-profit trade school | 808 | $29,400 | $21,178 | 74% | $53,135 |
| Salon & Spa InstituteBrownsville | For-profit trade school | 71 | $12,125 | n/a | 50% | $25,928 |
| Salon Boutique AcademyAddison | For-profit trade school | 200 | $11,850 | $19,382 | 100% | n/a |
| Salon Professional Academy of San AntonioSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 94 | $17,525 | $18,165 | 88% | n/a |
| School of Automotive Machinists & TechnologyHouston | For-profit trade school | 88 | $18,225 | $31,827 | 83% | $62,379 |
| South Texas Training CenterPharr | For-profit trade school | 120 | $13,566 | $10,231 | 80% | $33,174 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-BrownsvilleBrownsville | For-profit trade school | 423 | $24,040 | $16,733 | 89% | $34,579 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-WeslacoWeslaco | For-profit trade school | 521 | $22,357 | $19,479 | 89% | $34,579 |
| Southeast Texas Career InstituteSilsbee | For-profit trade school | 75 | $14,100 | $17,862 | 50% | $26,009 |
| Southern Careers Institute-AustinAustin | For-profit trade school | 746 | $18,450 | $28,255 | 48% | $31,200 |
| Southern Careers Institute-BrownsvilleBrownsville | For-profit trade school | 631 | $13,950 | $18,773 | 69% | $31,200 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi | For-profit trade school | 578 | $18,450 | $30,922 | 63% | $31,200 |
| Southern Careers Institute-HarlingenHarlingen | For-profit trade school | 543 | $18,450 | $27,810 | 63% | $31,200 |
| Southern Careers Institute-PharrPharr | For-profit trade school | 596 | $18,450 | $27,184 | 67% | $31,200 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San AntonioSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 584 | $18,450 | $29,947 | 50% | $31,200 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San AntonioSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 1,089 | $20,025 | $29,831 | 67% | $31,200 |
| Southern Careers Institute-WacoWaco | For-profit trade school | 185 | $18,450 | $22,465 | 46% | $31,200 |
| Southwest Texas CollegeUvalde | Public community or technical college | 3,306 | $2,646 | $3,130 | 31% | $40,786 |
| St Philip's CollegeSan Antonio | Public technical school | 12,914 | $3,412 | $4,544 | n/a | $42,639 |
| Strand Institute of Beauty & EstheticsCorpus Christi | For-profit trade school | 65 | $13,225 | $20,716 | 92% | n/a |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-LubbockLubbock | For-profit trade school | 54 | $13,250 | $15,297 | 82% | $23,772 |
| Texas College of Cosmetology-San AngeloSan Angelon | For-profit trade school | 72 | $13,250 | $15,326 | 80% | $23,772 |
| Texas Health SchoolHouston | For-profit trade school | 192 | $31,595 | $30,630 | 86% | $32,953 |
| Texas Healthtech InstituteBeaumont | For-profit trade school | 150 | $12,100 | $25,916 | 63% | n/a |
| Texas State Technical CollegeWaco | Public community or technical college | 9,437 | $8,544 | $13,663 | 53% | $44,239 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-AustinAustin | For-profit trade school | 974 | $18,400 | $31,285 | 56% | $39,469 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-DallasDallas | For-profit trade school | 720 | $18,400 | $32,275 | 65% | $39,469 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Fort WorthFort Worth | For-profit trade school | 1,076 | $18,400 | $30,559 | 67% | $37,336 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen CampusMcAllen | For-profit trade school | 787 | $17,400 | $27,685 | 76% | $37,336 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestHouston | For-profit trade school | 4,530 | $18,400 | $35,447 | n/a | $37,336 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-San AntonioSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 766 | $25,400 | $24,036 | 63% | $37,336 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-South San AntonioSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 419 | $17,400 | $32,781 | 80% | $37,336 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest HoustonHouston | For-profit trade school | 681 | $18,400 | $31,620 | 72% | $37,336 |
| The Culinary School of Fort WorthFort Worth | For-profit trade school | 92 | $21,855 | $25,551 | 78% | n/a |
| The Professional Cosmetology AcademyLaredo | For-profit trade school | 146 | $8,850 | $8,934 | 46% | n/a |
| The Recording Conservatory of AustinAustin | For-profit trade school | 77 | $29,760 | $29,859 | 78% | n/a |
| The Salon Professional Academy-GeorgetownGeorgetown | For-profit trade school | 79 | $17,125 | $15,415 | 75% | n/a |
| The Salon Professional Academy-LewisvilleLewisville | For-profit trade school | 132 | $16,750 | $19,355 | 87% | $30,140 |
| The Southwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryFort Worth | Nonprofit trade school | 324 | $12,350 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tint School of Makeup and Cosmetology-DallasGrand Prairie | For-profit trade school | 220 | $9,450 | $23,796 | 66% | $32,061 |
| Tonsorial Arts Barber CollegeTexarkana | For-profit trade school | 170 | $17,000 | $20,205 | 66% | n/a |
| Top of the Line Barber SchoolSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 86 | $16,000 | $16,965 | 8.3% | n/a |
| Total Transformation Institute of CosmetologySan Marcos | For-profit trade school | 112 | $14,125 | $17,519 | 75% | n/a |
| Trend Barber CollegeHouston | For-profit trade school | 61 | $11,700 | $21,656 | 56% | $24,186 |
| Tri-State Cosmetology InstituteEl Paso | For-profit trade school | 126 | $16,000 | $16,171 | 89% | $22,992 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Dallas CampusIrving | For-profit trade school | 1,020 | $22,025 | $24,169 | n/a | $48,394 |
| Tulsa Welding School-HoustonHouston | For-profit trade school | 1,962 | $22,025 | $25,251 | 69% | $48,394 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-HarlingenHarlingen | For-profit trade school | 87 | $12,650 | $15,183 | 74% | $23,066 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La JoyaLa Joya | For-profit trade school | 51 | $12,650 | $15,338 | 100% | $23,066 |
| UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-McAllenMcAllen | For-profit trade school | 53 | $12,650 | $11,335 | 67% | $23,066 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.Houston | For-profit trade school | 2,632 | $50,198 | $29,144 | 65% | $58,939 |
| Universal Technical Institute-West TexasAustin | For-profit trade school | 1,335 | $56,160 | $27,356 | 71% | $58,939 |
| Valley Grande Institute for Academic StudiesWeslaco | Nonprofit trade school | 84 | $24,451 | $13,108 | 80% | $38,340 |
| Victoria Beauty & Barber CollegeVictoria | For-profit trade school | 73 | $17,500 | $16,351 | 61% | $27,965 |
| Vogue College of CosmetologySan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 92 | $16,597 | n/a | 92% | $21,019 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-McAllenMcAllen | For-profit trade school | 344 | $16,597 | $28,849 | 63% | $23,178 |
| Vogue College of Cosmetology-San Antonio FredericksburgSan Antonio | For-profit trade school | 90 | $16,597 | n/a | 50% | $30,335 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing AcademyAmarillo | For-profit trade school | 129 | $14,783 | $23,054 | 55% | $28,870 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-LubbockLubbock | For-profit trade school | 96 | $14,783 | $20,886 | 50% | $28,870 |
| Western Technical CollegeEl Paso | For-profit trade school | 1,206 | $4,853 | n/a | n/a | $41,422 |
| William Edge InstituteNew Braunfels | For-profit trade school | 73 | $13,500 | $20,517 | 95% | $25,072 |
Colleges in Texas with the most trade programs
- El Paso Community College, El Paso: 15 trade fields
- Del Mar College, Corpus Christi: 14 trade fields
- Trinity Valley Community College, Athens: 14 trade fields
- San Jacinto Community College, Pasadena: 14 trade fields
- Austin Community College District, Austin: 13 trade fields
- Houston City College, Houston: 13 trade fields
- Collin County Community College District, McKinney: 13 trade fields
- Dallas College, Dallas: 12 trade fields
- Lone Star College System, The Woodlands: 12 trade fields
- Tarrant County College District, Fort Worth: 12 trade fields
- Tyler Junior College, Tyler: 12 trade fields
- Vernon College, Vernon: 12 trade fields
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.