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Round Rock, Texas Colleges

Career Colleges and Universities in Round Rock, Texas

Looking for accredited career colleges, technical schools, and universities in Round Rock, Texas. Each degree from a Round Rock, Texas Career College, a post-secondary for-profit institution, offers an education with an in-demand career field.

At career colleges in Texas, you typically don't take general education classes in core subjects such as English and math. Instead, you focus on career-related courses.

Texas Area Career and Technical Training Programs:

College Programs in Round Rock, Texas

Round Rock, Texas, is a city of 100,000 people on the eastern edge of the lovely Texas Hill Country. Entertainment includes nearby lakes and parks, cultural amenities, and the Austin, Texas, live music scene.

Round Rock is within easy commuting distance of local and Austin vocational and degree-based colleges:

1. About 10 schools offer hairdressing, cosmetology and massage programs
2. There are specialized schools for careers in foreign languages, culinary arts, computer learning, and court reporting
3. Austin Community College and many trade, technical and career colleges offer certificate and associate degree programs.
4. There are eight Round Rock area colleges and universities offering bachelor's, master's, or PhD degrees. These include South University, Southwest U., the U. of Texas at Austin, the Texas State U. Round Rock Campus, and Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine.
5. Private Round Rock four-year universities include Huston-Tillotson U., St. Edwards U., two theological schools and schools of oriental medicine.

Per semester undergrad costs for tuition and fees at Texas State U. is about $6,000. Other schools rates vary.

Round Rock, Texas, careers accelerate from area growth

The mean annual income for all occupations in the Round Rock area is $46,130 while the mean annual wages for all those employed in management positions in the Round Rock area were $108,250. Major industries include clean energy, computer systems development, corporate offices, health care and life sciences, higher education, and supply chain management. Nearby Austin adds biomedical, computer software, digital media, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, tourism, and wireless technology companies to the mix. Dell, Inc., is Round Rock's biggest employer. A sub-tropical climate and many cultural and recreational opportunities make the Round Rock, Texas area a winner for both schooling and careers.

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