Concorde Career Colleges, the Kansas City-based healthcare arm of Universal Technical Institute, is planting its first Houston flag in Westchase, with a new campus aimed at boosting local training capacity for nurses, dental professionals and allied health workers. The campus is scheduled to open in 2027 and is expected to enroll hundreds of students once it is fully up and running.
Campus size, leadership and programs
The new Concorde-Houston campus is slated to occupy about 45,000 square feet at 3100 Hayes Road in Westchase Commons and could ultimately serve up to 700 students across nursing, dental, diagnostic, patient-care and allied-health programs. According to Universal Technical Institute, Monica Jeffs has been named campus president, and the facility is scheduled to open in 2027 pending regulatory approvals. The school is positioning the launch as part of a broader effort to help ease regional healthcare staffing shortages.
What it could mean for Houston
Local reporting indicates the campus will funnel roughly 500 healthcare professionals into Houston’s workforce each year once it is fully operational. As reported by the Houston Business Journal, that estimate reflects Concorde’s planned program mix and expected student throughput. The announcement lands as state and regional officials are putting fresh focus on expanding training pipelines for hard-to-fill clinical roles, according to Texas Health Law.
Westchase setting
The campus will be located inside Westchase Commons, a multi-building office complex in the Westchase submarket that property materials say supports a daytime population approaching 100,000. Marketing materials for Westchase Commons identify 3100 Hayes Road as part of the complex and list a mix of corporate tenants nearby, indicating the campus could add weekday foot traffic for retailers and restaurants, according to JLL. For nearby businesses, a steady stream of students and staff could provide a welcome daytime boost at a time when many office markets are courting new types of users.
In a press release, Jeffs said, "I look forward to building a team committed to providing comprehensive wraparound support services," language the school uses to describe its approach to student support and employer partnerships. The statement, published by Concorde Career Colleges, underscores the emphasis on clinical placements and local workforce ties.
Concorde’s Houston campus is part of Universal Technical Institute’s multi-year North Star growth strategy to open several campuses between 2026 and 2029, and the parent company says the effort is intended to help alleviate national shortages of trained healthcare workers. For more on the wider rollout and corporate plan, see Universal Technical Institute.
