Colleges in Texas

Colleges in Texas are overseen by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, an agency of the state's government. The THECB Headquarters are located in the city of Austin. It is comprised of seven members that the governor appoints for six-year terms on a staggered basis. The board decides which Texas schools can start or continue programs to earn degrees. The Board also evaluates degree programs from other states or countries for use in schools in Texas.

Operations of the various Texas colleges and universities is carried out by each system's board of regents. In 1998, the THECB began a program entitled "Closing the Gap by 2015" with the goal of closing educational gaps within Texas schools and between the state and other US states.

Thirty-two of the 36 distinct public universities in Texas are divided into six state university systems as follows.

  • The University of Texas System

  • Texas A&M System

  • University of Houston System

  • University of North Texas System

  • Texas State System

  • Texas Tech System

Three of Texas's universities have been classified by the Carnegie Foundation as research institutes: the University of Texas, Austin University of Houston and Texas A&M University.

Universities and colleges in Texas include a wide choice of private institutions from community colleges and four-year liberal arts programs to a high-ranking research university. Rice University, located in Houston is a nationally recognized private teaching and research university that is ranked the 17th best overall university in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. Trinity University in Houston, which offers mostly four-year liberal arts degrees along with a few select graduate programs, has ranked first in the Western United States for schools of its kind 20 consecutive years by U.S. News and World Report.

Most of the two-year community colleges in the state fall under the leadership of Texas Community College Districts. There are 50 Districts with 70 community colleges scattered across the state.

Economy

In 2010, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported the Gross State Product (GSP) as $1.207 trillion, the nation's second highest. The GSP of Texas is comparable to Canada, the world's 11th largest economy. In 2009, the per capita personal income was found to be $36,484 and ranked 29th in the nation. Factors that contribute to the state's wealth are a large population due to large land area, thriving cities, abundant natural resources and of course the discovery of oil. Petroleum has played a significant role in both politics and the economy of Texas since the discovery of oil at Spindletop, a salt dome oilfield in Beaumont in 1901. The leading Texas schools of higher education have also contributed to the state's economical welfare.

Texas shares the position of having the most fortune 500 companies in the nation with California. There were 346,000 millionaires in the state as of 2010. Texas was ranked by Site Selection magazine as the business-friendliest state in the United States in 2010.

Texans do not pay a state income tax. Instead, revenue is collected from property and sales tax. Local and state tax burdens are among the lowest in the nation. it is also a "tax donor" state meaning that for every federal dollar paid by state residents to the federal government the state receives benefits.

Agriculture and mining has long been important to the economy of Texas. It has the highest acreage and the most farms in the nation. It is the leading state for cattle, sheep and goat products and cotton. The state contributes a significant part of the nation's cereal and produce. Mineral resources have allowed the state to be a leader in cement, salt, gravel and limestone.

Technology has grown important to the economy in Texas. A variety of high tech industries have developed as large university systems team with initiatives such as the Texas Emerging Technology Fund and the Texas Enterprise Fund. The state hosts the headquarters of Dell, Texas Instruments, AT&T, Rackspace and Perot Systems. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is located in Houston and Fort Worth is the home of Bell Helicopter Textron and Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics division.

Texas will remain strong in the nation in education, jobs and economy decade after decade.

Found 483 Post-Secondary Schools In Texas

Title City State Type Enrollment
A Professional Houston TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Abilene Christian University Abilene TX 4-year private, not-for-profit 4739
Academy of Barbering Dallas TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Academy of Hair Design Lufkin TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 60
Academy of Hair Design Houston TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 56
Academy of Hair Design Beaumont TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 21
Academy of Health Care Professions Austin TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Academy of Oriental Medicine Austin TX 4-year private, for-profit 146
Action Career Training Merkel TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Advanced Barber College and Hair Design Weslaco TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Aims Academy Carrollton TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 69
Airline Transport Professionals Grand Prairie TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Aladdin Beauty College Fort Worth TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Aladdin Beauty College Administrative Office Carrollton TX Central office or Administrative Unit No Data
Alamo Community College District Central Office San Antonio TX Central office or Administrative Unit No Data
Allegro Travel School Houston TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Allied Health Careers Austin TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 200
Alvin Community College Alvin TX 2-year public 3665
Amari Institute Inc Houston TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Amarillo College Amarillo TX 2-year public 8422
Amberton University Garland TX 4-year private, not-for-profit 1548
American Beauty College San Antonio TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 47
American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med Houston TX 4-year private, for-profit 113
American Commercial College Abilene TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 117
American Commercial College Lubbock TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 117
American Commercial College San Angelo TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 117
American Commercial College Wichita Falls TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 117
American Commercial College of Texas Odessa TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 94
American Inspectors Institute Dallas TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
American Weld Testing School Pasadena TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Anderson County Beauty College Palestine TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 16
Angelina College Lufkin TX 2-year public 4412
Arlington Baptist College Arlington TX 4-year private, not-for-profit 180
Arlington Career Institute Grand Prairie TX 2-year private, for-profit 383
Arlington Medical Institute Arlington TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 132
Art Institute of Dallas Dallas TX 4-year private, for-profit 1463
Art Institute of Houston Houston TX 2-year private, for-profit 551
Associated Builders and Contractors Constr Trg Ctr Nederland TX Less than 2-year private, not-for-profit No Data
Ati Career Training Center North Richland Hills TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 259
Ati Career Training Center Dallas TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 259
Austin Business College Austin TX 2-year private, for-profit 461
Austin College Sherman TX 4-year private, not-for-profit 1234
Austin Community College Austin TX 2-year public 25735
Austin Graduate School of Theology Austin TX 4-year private, not-for-profit 86
Austin Institute of Real Estate Austin TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Austin TX 4-year private, not-for-profit 291
Baldwin Beauty School Austin TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 95
Baldwin Beauty School 5 Austin TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 60
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions San Antonio TX Less than 2-year private, not-for-profit 282
Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary Jacksonville TX 4-year private, not-for-profit 63
Barber College and Hairstyling School 2 Dallas TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Barbizon School of Modeling Fort Worth TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Bay Ridge Christian College Kendleton TX 2-year private, not-for-profit No Data
Baylor College of Medicine Houston TX 4-year private, not-for-profit 1192
Baylor University Waco TX 4-year private, not-for-profit 13719
Baylor University Medical Center - Sch of Rad Techn Dallas TX 2-year private, not-for-profit No Data
Berlitz Language Centers Houston TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Berlitz Language Centers Austin TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Berlitz Language Centers San Antonio TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Berlitz Language Centers Dallas TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Blinn College Brenham TX 2-year public 11588
Bradford School of Business Houston TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 178
Brazosport Beauty College Freeport TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Brazosport College Lake Jackson TX 2-year public 3855
Brookhaven College Farmers Branch TX 2-year public 8556
Brown Institute of Court Reporting and Business Longview TX 2-year private, for-profit 53
Business Skills Institute El Paso TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 392
Business Skills Institute Mckinney TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 102
Capitol City Careers Austin TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 110
Capitol City Trade and Technical School Austin TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 89
Career Academy Inc Texarkana TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 44
Career Advancement and Applied Technology Trn Div San Antonio TX Less than 2-year public 38
Career Blazers Learning Centers of Houston Houston TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Career Centers of Texas - El Paso El Paso TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 883
Career Point Institute San Antonio TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 299
Careers Unlimited Tyler TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 59
Careers Unlimited Beauty School Houston TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 234
Cedar Valley College Lancaster TX 2-year public 3280
Center for Advanced Legal Studies Houston TX 4-year private, for-profit 186
Central Texas Beauty College Temple TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 184
Central Texas Beauty College Round Rock TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Central Texas College Killeen TX 2-year public 14636
Central Texas Commercial College Brownwood TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 86
Central Texas Commercial College Dallas TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 82
Cet - Socorro Socorro TX Less than 2-year private, not-for-profit 140
Champions School of Real Estate Spring TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Charles and Sues School of Hair Design Bryan TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit 35
Christ for the Nations Institute Dallas TX 2-year private, not-for-profit No Data
Cisco Junior College Cisco TX 2-year public 2642
Citizen Medical Center School of Radiological Tech Victoria TX 2-year private, not-for-profit No Data
Clarendon College Clarendon TX 2-year public 999
Classic Beauty Academy Conroe TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Clerical Art School Houston TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Clinical Dental Careers Brownsville TX Less than 2-year private, for-profit No Data
Coastal Bend College Beeville TX 2-year public 3259
College of Biblical Studies - Houston Houston TX 4-year private, not-for-profit 983
College of the Mainland Texas City TX 2-year public 3358
Collin County Community College District Plano TX 2-year public 12996
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Houston TX 2-year private, not-for-profit 147
Computer Career Center El Paso TX 2-year private, for-profit 204

Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

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