Austin, TX · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
12 listings on file
12 trade schools, and no registered apprenticeships. We hold no apprenticeship records for this trade in Texas yet, which is a gap in our coverage rather than a statement about the trade. The schools are below.
What the job pays in Texas
$45,460median, per year
This is what painters, construction and maintenance earn across Texas, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $49,400.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 47-2141 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26
50-mile radius
Texas is a big place. Enter your ZIP code to see Painter programs within 50 miles, paid apprenticeships first.
Price on file
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Austin, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$6,390
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,499
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$29,805
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,271
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Killeen, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$10,265
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,750
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
11%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Cisco, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$9,624
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
30%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Corpus Christi, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$3,399
After grant aid
Median debt
$5,500
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Big Spring, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$6,147
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
35%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Brownsville, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$3,085
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
30%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
San Antonio, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$10,836
After grant aid
Median debt
$20,500
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
McKinney, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$8,969
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,500
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
North Richland Hills, TX · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$25,913
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,271
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
45%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Big Spring, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$2,458
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
40%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Waco, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$13,508
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
46%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a painter apprenticeship12 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.