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Mental health technician training in Texas

7 mental health technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

5 schools offer these mental health technician programs, and Texas has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Psychiatric technicians and aides care for people who have mental conditions or developmental disabilities. Technicians typically need a postsecondary certificate and aides a high school diploma, both learn on the job, and some states require technicians to be licensed.1

In Texas, 1 of the 7 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 6 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 7 programs here are peer support specialist course (5 programs) and mental health technician certificate or course (2 programs).

See the 7 programs

How much does mental health technician certification cost in Texas?

$725 to $2,000 is what most mental health technician programs in Texas cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $589 to $3,000

In the typical program

Finished the program
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None of the 7 programs report it
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Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Texas may also offer mental health technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free mental health technician training in Texas?

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

All 7 mental health technician programs in Texas approved for WIOA funding

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7 programs

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Mental Health Technician

    Amarillo College

    Amarillo

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Amarillo College, AmarilloMental health technician certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$589
    School website, Mental Health Technician at Amarillo College
    More details about Mental Health Technician at Amarillo College
    Finished
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    Working at 6 months
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    Cost of supplies
    $50
    Students counted
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    Earned a year, estimated
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    Price if you pay yourself
    $589
    School website, Mental Health Technician at Amarillo College

  • Peer support specialist courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Mental Health Peer Specialist

    Mental Health Resource Of Texas Dba Via Hope

    Austin

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mental Health Resource Of Texas Dba Via Hope, AustinPeer support specialist courseHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$650
    Program website, Mental Health Peer Specialist at Mental Health Resource Of Texas Dba Via Hope
    More details about Mental Health Peer Specialist at Mental Health Resource Of Texas Dba Via Hope
    Finished
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    Cost of supplies
    $300
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    Price if you pay yourself
    $650
    Program website, Mental Health Peer Specialist at Mental Health Resource Of Texas Dba Via Hope

  • Peer support specialist courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Reentry Peer Specialist

    Mental Health Resource Of Texas Dba Via Hope

    Austin

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mental Health Resource Of Texas Dba Via Hope, AustinPeer support specialist courseHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$950
    Program website, Reentry Peer Specialist at Mental Health Resource Of Texas Dba Via Hope
    More details about Reentry Peer Specialist at Mental Health Resource Of Texas Dba Via Hope
    Finished
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    Working at 6 months
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    Cost of supplies
    $300
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    Earned a year, estimated
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    Price if you pay yourself
    $950
    Program website, Reentry Peer Specialist at Mental Health Resource Of Texas Dba Via Hope

  • Peer support specialist courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Mental Health Peer Specialist

    One World Recovery Network

    Hurst

    High school diploma or equivalent

    One World Recovery Network, HurstPeer support specialist courseHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,000
    Program website, Mental Health Peer Specialist at One World Recovery Network
    More details about Mental Health Peer Specialist at One World Recovery Network
    Finished
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    Length
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    Cost of supplies
    None listed
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    Earned a year, estimated
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    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,000
    Program website, Mental Health Peer Specialist at One World Recovery Network

  • Peer support specialist courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Mental Health Peer Specialist

    One World Recovery Network

    Based in Hurst, TX

    High school diploma or equivalent

    One World Recovery Network, based in Hurst, TXPeer support specialist courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,000
    Program website, Mental Health Peer Specialist at One World Recovery Network
    More details about Mental Health Peer Specialist at One World Recovery Network
    Finished
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    Length
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    Cost of supplies
    None listed
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    Earned a year, estimated
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    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,000
    Program website, Mental Health Peer Specialist at One World Recovery Network

  • Mental health technician certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Mental Health Technician

    University Of Texas At Arlington Division Of Continuing Education

    Arlington

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    University Of Texas At Arlington Division Of Continuing Education, ArlingtonMental health technician certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    School website, Mental Health Technician at University Of Texas At Arlington Division Of Continuing Education
    More details about Mental Health Technician at University Of Texas At Arlington Division Of Continuing Education
    Finished
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    Cost of supplies
    None listed
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    Earned a year, estimated
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    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,000
    School website, Mental Health Technician at University Of Texas At Arlington Division Of Continuing Education

  • Peer support specialist courseHybridNo diploma needed

    Peer Specialist

    Northeast Training Center Mj Training

    Houston

    No diploma needed

    Northeast Training Center Mj Training, HoustonPeer support specialist courseHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Peer Specialist at Northeast Training Center Mj Training
    More details about Peer Specialist at Northeast Training Center Mj Training
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    Program website, Peer Specialist at Northeast Training Center Mj Training

How to pay for mental health technician training in Texas

WIOA funding can pay for mental health technician training in Texas

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 mental health technician 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 mental health technician 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.

Quick facts: Mental health technician training in Texas

programs with a price cost under $1,000
3 of 6
mental health technician programs here, against the typical state's 2
7 vs 2

State comparisons use the same figures as the mental health technician training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Mental health technician training in Austin, Dallas, Amarillo and other Texas cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 program is online.

Other training in Texas

How mental health technician training compares with the rest of education and social services: Child care and social services training in Texas

Where the Texas mental health technician program numbers come from

Which Texas mental health technician programs are on this list?

These are the mental health technician programs Texas 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Texas offers.

How the prices and results of Texas mental health technician 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 mental health technician training in Texas

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Psychiatric Technicians and Aides
  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