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College of the Mainland
1200 Amburn Road, Texas City, TX 77591 · Public 4-year · (409) 938-1211 · School website
Career programs at College of the Mainland
College of the Mainland reported 254 certificate and associate completions in 12 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in esthetician (53). College Scorecard counts 3,368 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esthetician | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 53 | Not published | |
| Cosmetology | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 46 | Not published | |
| Welding | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 45 | Not published | WIOA list |
| LPN/LVN | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 | Not published | WIOA listNCLEX-PN 95.83% |
| Medical assistant | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 | Not published | |
| Cybersecurity | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | Not published | |
| Pharmacy tech | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | Not published | |
| Barbering | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 | Not published | |
| Billing and coding | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | Not published | |
| EMT and paramedic | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | Not published | |
| IT support | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Culinary | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | Not published |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at College of the Mainland
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools
- $2,310
- Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS
- $3,450
- Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS
- $4,140
- Books and suppliesIPEDS
- $2,000
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $1,342
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $5,960
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $39,639
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- College of the Mainland net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
- Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
More College of the Mainland programs on the WIOA list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning CertificateEPA License · In person · CIP 47.0201 | $2,565+ $169 books | Competency-based or withheld | 35.3% | 67.6% | $9,059 | 68 |
| Industrial Pipefitting INccer · In person · CIP 46.0502 | $2,085+ $317 books | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. IPEDS does not list these program types at this campus. Matched to College of the Mainland by provider name and place, by DOL's provider ID, or as another site of the school (its exact name or website, the only match in the state; "Listed at" names that site's town).
On the Texas Workforce Commission's current list
The Texas Workforce Commission's statewide eligible training provider list, updated July 8, 2026, holds 20 programs from College of the Mainland, listed at $790 to $5,746 in tuition and fees.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Contact hours | Weeks | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Level Welding Certificate | $4,430 | 1376 | 42 | In-Person |
| CNC Machinist Certificate | $1,975 | 252 | 32 | In-Person |
| Entry Level Welder Certificate | $2,831 | 928 | 32 | In-Person |
| Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning Certificate | $2,565 | 300 | 37 | In-Person |
| Industrial Pipefitting I | $2,085 | 288 | 37 | In-Person |
| Instrumentation I | $1,825 | 224 | 28 | In-Person |
| Instrumentation II | $1,250 | 160 | 20 | In-Person |
| Limited Medical Radiologic Technology | $2,849 | 592 | 52 | In-Person |
| LVN to RN Transition | $2,688 | 1808 | 92 | Distance Education |
| Manual Machinist | $2,300 | 256 | 32 | In-Person |
| Mechanical Maintenance Technician Advance Certificate | $1,725 | 192 | 24 | In-Person |
| Mechanical Maintenance Technician Basic Certificate | $2,625 | 296 | 37 | In-Person |
| Mechanical Maintenance Technician Intermediate Certificate | $2,625 | 256 | 32 | In-Person |
| Networking Certificate | $2,558 | 1504 | 42 | Distance Education |
| Process Technology AAS | $3,735 | 1392 | 74 | Distance Education |
| Radiologic Technology | $4,306 | 2448 | 74 | Hybrid |
| Registered Nurse Program | $5,185 | 1664 | 112 | Distance Education |
| Vocational Nurse Program | $3,157 | 1584 | 60 | Distance Education |
| Welding AAS | $5,746 | 1520 | 64 | In-Person |
| Welding Multiple Process Structural Welder | $790 | 112 | 7 | In-Person |
Source: Texas Workforce Commission statewide eligible training provider list on data.texas.gov (programs currently approved for WIOA training accounts; no field-of-study codes, so the list is matched to the school by name and place only).
Other esthetician programs within 40 miles
- San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, TX · 19.5 mi
- Pearlands Innovative School of BeautyPearland, TX · 24.7 mi · $13,000
- Houston Training School-Main CampusHouston, TX · 29.9 mi · $10,225
- Houston Community CollegeHouston, TX · 33.0 mi
- Natural Images Beauty CollegeClute, TX · 35.2 mi
- Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-StaffordStafford, TX · 39.1 mi · $13,050