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CNC & machining programs in Texas
Texas has 15 accredited campuses awarding machinist credentials. If you finish and work as a machinist in Texas, expect to start around $38,600–$47,630 and reach a median of $59,180 with experience; the top quarter earn $69,800 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Texas). Graduates of these Texas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $37,928 in their first year, against $36,340 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What machinists earn in Texas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 21,700 employed in Texas. National median: $58,750.
Campuses in Texas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AmarilloArlingtonBaytownCorpus ChristiDenisonEl PasoGainesvilleGrand PrairieHoustonLake JacksonLufkinRangerSan AntonioWaco
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas State Technical College | Waco | Public technical college | 45 | $41,296 | $7,667 | 46% | not reported |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo | Public community college | 81 | $41,229 | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Public college | 4 | $40,742 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| School of Automotive Machinists & Technology | Houston | for-profit career school | 23 | $39,202 | $16,354 | 93% | $33,348 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | for-profit career college | 63 | $37,928 | $8,866 | 73% | $38,036 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington | Arlington | for-profit career college | 6 | $31,614 | $13,000 | 84% | $27,427 |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Public community college | 6 | $29,905 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Public college | 6 | $24,141 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio | Public community college | 36 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Angelina College | Lufkin | Public community college | 13 | not reported | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville | Public community college | 13 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson | Public college | 9 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Grayson College | Denison | Public college | 6 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lee College | Baytown | Public community college | 6 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Ranger College | Ranger | Public community college | 3 | not reported | not reported | 19% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.