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IT training in Austin, Texas

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

5 schools offer these IT programs with classes in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 Austin, 5 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 9 are taught partly or fully online.

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All 196 IT training programs in Texas, including online programs

How much does IT training cost in Austin?

$2,496 to $6,975 is what most IT training programs in Austin cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $1,695 to $12,995

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Length
Not reported

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

Is there free IT training in Austin?

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

All 10 IT training programs in Austin approved for WIOA funding

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10 programs

  • IT support and help deskHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Computer Support and Networking Specialist Certificate Program

    Aaul Tech And Career Academy

    Austin

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Aaul Tech And Career Academy, Austin · IT support and help desk · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$40,000
    Price if you pay yourself$6,900

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Computer Support and Networking Specialist Certificate Program at Aaul Tech And Career Academy
    More details about Computer Support and Networking Specialist Certificate Program at Aaul Tech And Career Academy
    Finished
    93%
    Working at 6 months
    64%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,010
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    17
    a year, estimated
    $40,000
    price
    $6,900
    trained with WIOA funding
    4

  • CompTIA A+ and IT Fundamentals prepHybridNo diploma needed

    CompTIA A+ Certification Training

    Texas State University

    San Marcos

    No diploma needed

    Texas State University, San Marcos · CompTIA A+ and IT Fundamentals prep · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,995
    Program website, CompTIA A+ Certification Training at Texas State University
    More details about CompTIA A+ Certification Training at Texas State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,995

  • Networking and system administrationHybridNo diploma needed

    CompTIA Network+ Certification Training

    Texas State University

    San Marcos

    No diploma needed

    Texas State University, San Marcos · Networking and system administration · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,695
    Program website, CompTIA Network+ Certification Training at Texas State University
    More details about CompTIA Network+ Certification Training at Texas State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,695

  • CompTIA A+ and IT Fundamentals prepHybridEducation and courses

    Comptia A+ Certification Training With Itil Foundation

    Texas State University

    San Marcos

    Education and courses

    Texas State University, San Marcos · CompTIA A+ and IT Fundamentals prep · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,495
    Program website, Comptia A+ Certification Training With Itil Foundation at Texas State University
    More details about Comptia A+ Certification Training With Itil Foundation at Texas State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,495

  • IT support and help deskHybridNo diploma needed

    Google It Support Professional Certificate

    Austin Urban Technology Movement

    Austin

    No diploma needed

    Austin Urban Technology Movement, Austin · IT support and help desk · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500
    Program website, Google It Support Professional Certificate at Austin Urban Technology Movement
    More details about Google It Support Professional Certificate at Austin Urban Technology Movement
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,500

  • CompTIA A+ and IT Fundamentals prepHybridNo diploma needed

    CompTIA Certification Training: A+ Network+ Security+

    Texas State University

    San Marcos

    No diploma needed

    Texas State University, San Marcos · CompTIA A+ and IT Fundamentals prep · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,995
    Program website, CompTIA Certification Training: A+ Network+ Security+ at Texas State University
    More details about CompTIA Certification Training: A+ Network+ Security+ at Texas State University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,995

  • IT support and help deskHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Computer Support Specialist Certificate Program

    Aaul Tech And Career Academy

    Austin

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Aaul Tech And Career Academy, Austin · IT support and help desk · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,955
    Program website, Computer Support Specialist Certificate Program at Aaul Tech And Career Academy
    More details about Computer Support Specialist Certificate Program at Aaul Tech And Career Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $40
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,955

  • Networking and system administrationIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Network Support Specialist

    Cybertex Institute Of Technology

    Austin

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Cybertex Institute Of Technology, Austin · Networking and system administration · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,000
    Program website, Network Support Specialist at Cybertex Institute Of Technology
    More details about Network Support Specialist at Cybertex Institute Of Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,000

  • IT support and help deskHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Computer Support Specialist And Bicsi Cabling Certificate Program

    Aaul Tech And Career Academy

    Austin

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Aaul Tech And Career Academy, Austin · IT support and help desk · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,670
    Program website, Computer Support Specialist And Bicsi Cabling Certificate Program at Aaul Tech And Career Academy
    More details about Computer Support Specialist And Bicsi Cabling Certificate Program at Aaul Tech And Career Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $330
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,670

  • IT support and help deskHybridNo diploma needed

    Desktop Support Specialist

    Embark Learning Center

    Round Rock

    No diploma needed

    Embark Learning Center, Round Rock · IT support and help desk · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,995
    Program website, Desktop Support Specialist at Embark Learning Center
    More details about Desktop Support Specialist at Embark Learning Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,643
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,995

How to pay for IT training in Austin

WIOA funding can pay for IT training in Austin

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

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.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Where the Austin IT program numbers come from

Which Austin IT programs are on this list?

These are the IT programs with classes in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 Austin IT program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some IT programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Sources for the facts about IT training in Austin

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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