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Construction trades programs in Texas
Texas has 8 accredited campuses awarding construction credentials. If you finish and work as a construction laborer in Texas, expect to start around $32,560–$36,730 and reach a median of $40,620 with experience; the top quarter earn $46,950 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 not reported in their first year, against $27,572 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What construction laborers earn in Texas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 123,250 employed in Texas. National median: $47,120.
Campuses in Texas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AustinBrownsvilleCiscoCorpus ChristiDallasKilleenMcKinneyNorth Richland Hills
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Southmost College | Brownsville | Public community college | 42 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Central Texas College | Killeen | Public community college | 25 | not reported | not reported | 12% | not reported |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Public college | 17 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Austin Community College District | Austin | Public college | 16 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Cisco College | Cisco | Public community college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney | Public college | 8 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus | Dallas | non-profit college | 6 | not reported | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Remington College-Fort Worth Campus | North Richland Hills | non-profit career college | 4 | not reported | $9,500 | 45% | 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.