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Plumbing schools in Texas
Texas has 8 accredited campuses awarding plumbing credentials. If you finish and work as a plumber or pipefitter in Texas, expect to start around $38,270–$47,380 and reach a median of $59,840 with experience; the top quarter earn $74,100 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Texas). Graduates of these Texas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported in their first year, against $30,730 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters earn in Texas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 44,090 employed in Texas. National median: $63,800.
Campuses in Texas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BaytownHoustonLake JacksonMcAllenMcKinneyPasadenaSan AntonioWaco
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| Lee College | Baytown | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mci | McAllen | for-profit | 7 | not reported | not reported | 84% | $22,311 |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Houston Area Plumbing Joint Apprenticeship Committee | Houston | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.