Accredited culinary and hospitality schools in Texas
5 accredited schools in Texas offer culinary and hospitality programs approved for WIOA funding
These schools are on the US Department of Education's list of accredited schools, and Texas has approved their programs for workforce funding. Between them they offer 8 of the 16 culinary and hospitality programs on the state's list.
The Department doesn't accredit schools itself. It reviews accrediting agencies and lists the ones it recognizes as reliable judges of the quality of the education they accredit.1 Each school below names its accreditor, the year it was first accredited where the list records it, and its next review.
WIOA funding doesn't require accreditation. Besides colleges, a state can approve other public and private training providers,2 so many short courses come from schools that aren't on the Department's list. Their programs and results are on each field's page.
Culinary and hospitality programs in Texas, every school, with costs and results
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Accredited hospitality management programs in Texas
3 of the 5 schools with hospitality management programs on Texas's list are accredited. They offer 3 of the 6 programs. See these programs with prices and results
Blinn College District
Brenham
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 1950, next review 2030
1 program
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegesnext review 2026
1 program
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegessince 1928, next review 2031
1 program
Accredited culinary programs in Texas
2 of the 6 schools with culinary programs on Texas's list are accredited. They offer 5 of the 10 programs. See these programs with prices and results
El Paso Community College
El Paso, listed as El Paso Community College (Rio Grande Campus)
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Collegesnext review 2028
4 programs
The Culinary School Of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, listed as Culinary School of Fort Worth
Accredited by Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Trainingnext review 2031
1 program
How we matched Texas's schools to the accreditation list
Which schools are counted?
Schools with programs Texas approved for WIOA funding in food and hospitality, from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).3 The two lists share no ID number, so we matched each school by its website and name in the same state, and checked every unclear case by hand. A school that only hosts a college's classes doesn't count as the college. Where we couldn't tell, the school is left out.
How current is the accreditation?
We read the Department's list of October 24, 2026 and count only current accreditation. The Department notes that agencies report this information, that it isn't audited, and that the agency itself has the latest status.1 Before you enroll, check the school's standing with its accreditor.
Sources for the accreditation facts about Texas
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- US Department of Education, Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), data files of 2026-10-24
- 20 CFR 680.410, What is an eligible training provider? (eCFR)
- 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