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Cybersecurity Certificates in the Dallas area
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area
Programs
13
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$133,610
information security analysts, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$1,895
of 9 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Cybersecurity Certificates in the Dallas area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 13 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 7 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Dallas
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 1.6 miles, farthest 66.8 miles
- Listed program cost
- 9 of 13 list one: $1,895 to $28,425, middle $10,485 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 7 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,263 cybersecurity awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 10 of 13 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 79% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 86% (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $133,610 median for information security analysts ($64.24 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $82,140 to $178,000; 7,080 employed in the metro area; Texas median $129,890 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Cybersecurity programs, nearest to Dallas first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AciWIOA list | Irving | WIOA list only | $10,485 | Not reported | 1.6 | |
| Computerminds ComWIOA list | Euless | WIOA list only | $8,795 | Not reported | 8.3 | |
| Computerminds.com (apprenticeship)WIOA list | Euless | WIOA list only | $14,995 | Not reported | 8.3 | |
| Knowledge Quest Education Solutions Dba Learning Alliance CorporationWIOA list | Dallas | WIOA list only | $6,500 | Not reported | 8.3 | |
| CCI Training Center-ArlingtonWIOA list | Arlington | Certificate | $12,970 | 7 months | 13 | 11.0 |
| Peloton College | Dallas | Associate | $28,425 | 15 months | 12 | 11.9 |
| Dallas College | Dallas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 67 | 12.6 |
| New Horizons DallasWIOA list | Plano | WIOA list only | $2,750 | Not reported | 14.4 | |
| Tarrant County College DistrictWIOA list | Fort Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 268 | 22.6 |
| Collin County Community College DistrictWIOA list | McKinney | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 883 | 27.9 |
| Lockheed Martin CorporationWIOA list | Fort Worth | WIOA list only | $11,310 | Not reported | 29.7 | |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | 48.5 |
| Texas A&m University - CommerceWIOA list | Commerce | WIOA list only | $1,895 | Not reported | 66.8 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 123 of them Cybersecurity.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Texas metro areas
- San Antonio area7 programs
- Houston area6 programs
- Killeen area3 programs