IT training in Houston, Texas

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

7 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, 6 of the 18 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 16 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 18 programs

All 196 IT training programs in Texas, including online programs

How much does IT training cost in Houston?

$2,263 to $6,190 is what most IT training programs in Houston cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 18 programs with a price. All of them: $1,180 to $24,246

In the typical program

Finished the program: 26%
Working 6 months later: 69%
Earned a year, estimated: about $39,000
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 Houston may also offer IT training. How these figures are made

Is there free IT training in Houston?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 14 people at 3 of the 18 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most IT programs in Houston cost $2,263 to $6,190. Prices on this page run from $1,180 to $24,246.

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

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 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 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 Houston 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.

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All 18 IT training programs in Houston approved for WIOA funding

Network and Computer System Administrator AAS

Computer Networking Specialization AAS CISCO

Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Computer Information Technology Computer Networking

IT Pre-Apprenticeship Program

Network & Computer System Administrator Advanced Level II Certificate

CISCO Network Administrator (CCNA) Certificate (non credit)

CISCO Network Administrator (CCNA) Certificate (non credit)

Computer System Networkingcyber Security Cert Level I

Computer System Networkingmicrosoft Server Administrator Cert Level I

Computer System Networkinglinux Server Administrator Cert Level I

Computer System Networkinginformation Technology Core Cert Level I

Computer System Networkingcyber Security Cert Level 2

Computer System Networking Cisco Specialization AAS

Computer System Networking Cyber Security AAS

Computer Systems Networking Linux Server Administrator AAS

Computer Systems Networking Microsoft Server Administration AAS

Network Administrator

Computer Support Specialist - Desktop Support Tech