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IT training in Houston, Texas

45 IT training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

14 schools offer these IT programs with classes in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Computer support specialists help people solve computer problems and keep networks running. Network support jobs usually call for an associate degree and help desk jobs for some college classes, though a high school diploma plus IT certifications can also be enough.1

In Houston, 16 of the 45 programs take students without a high school diploma, 17 ask for a diploma or equivalent, 9 ask for earlier courses first, 2 ask for an associate degree and 1 asks for a bachelor's degree.

By kind, the 45 programs here are networking and system administration (25 programs), IT (associate degree, 6 programs), cloud computing (AWS and Azure, 6 programs), IT certificate or diploma (general, 4 programs), and 4 more of one other kind.

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All 400 IT training programs in Texas, including online programs

How much does IT training cost in Houston?

Certificates and short courses (39 programs)
$2,087 to $5,388most of them
Two-year degrees (6 programs)
$4,860 to $6,576most of them

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
58%
Working 6 months later
71%
Earned a year, estimated
about $40,800
Length
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Houston may also offer IT training. How these figures are made

Is there free IT training in Houston?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 45 IT training programs in Houston approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for IT training in Houston

WIOA funding can pay for IT training in Houston

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for IT training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for IT training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Houston

How IT training compares with the rest of computers and IT across Texas: IT certification programs in Texas

Where the Houston IT program numbers come from

Which Houston IT programs are on this list?

These are the IT programs with classes in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Texas page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How the prices and results of Houston IT programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about IT training in Houston

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Computer Support Specialists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List