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Career Schools & Colleges: Occupational Training for Texas
Career Schools and Colleges are privately owned institutions that offer classroom or online training in which students are taught the skills needed to perform a particular job. The Texas Workforce Commission licenses these schools and provides information and technical assistance to schools, students and the public. For more explanation, read: What is a Career School or College?
For Students
Learn about career schools and their regulation, shop wisely for a career school, and find useful information including what to do if you are having problems with your career school.
For Schools
Find how to become licensed to operate a career school or college in Texas or how to maintain your license, and keep up to date on issues and requirements affecting your school.
Directory of Licensed Career Schools and Colleges
Explore and compare programs offered by private postsecondary schools and colleges licensed in Texas. Includes information on numbers of students enrolled, graduation rates, and employment rates of graduates, as well as program hours and cost.