Undergraduate certificate · Mechanic and Repair Technologies/technicians

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Undergraduate certificate): earnings by school

258 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$42,049
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$47,479
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$9,500
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 229 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $43,377 and $54,846. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Perry Technical Institute WA$58,367$83,230$17,146
Hennepin Technical College MN$57,081$80,039$8,250
Manatee Technical College FL—$70,853—
Northern Virginia Community College VA—$70,726—
Century College MN$63,656$70,613$9,842
Southwestern Illinois College IL$50,063$69,893—
Northwood Technical College WI$52,158$69,787—
Capstone College CA$49,106$67,596$9,495
St Cloud Technical and Community College MN—$67,307—
Illinois Central College IL—$66,318—
Dakota County Technical College MN—$65,334—
Chippewa Valley Technical College WI$49,468$65,275$5,500
Fort Myers Technical College FL—$64,719—
Motoring Technical Training Institute MA$55,863$64,367$9,500
Jefferson Community and Technical College KY$64,072——
Minnesota State Community and Technical College MN$50,945$63,894$5,500
Eastwick College-Nutley NJ$47,877$63,886$8,317
DeHart Technical School CA$48,520$63,650$5,500
Wake Technical Community College NC$50,607$62,956$9,444
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College NC—$62,881—
Western Technical College WI—$62,205—
Refrigeration School Inc AZ$52,711$62,122$8,233
Northeast Technical Institute ME$47,719$61,455$9,500
Midlands Technical College SC—$60,853—
Northwest HVAC/R Training Center WA$54,720$60,752$9,500
YTI Career Institute-York PA$49,985$60,748$10,895
Pinnacle Career Institute MO$44,586$60,603$13,000
Porter & Chester Institute CT$48,757$60,224$16,533
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island RI$49,550$60,203$13,155
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts MA$49,550$60,203$13,155
Lanier Technical College GA—$59,639—
Chattahoochee Technical College GA$39,297$59,617—
Advanced Training Institute NV$41,073$59,213$8,867
Brownson Technical School CA—$59,132—
Georgia Piedmont Technical College GA$42,132$58,854—
American Trade School MO—$58,836—
Charter College AK$48,517$57,910$14,068
Institute for Business and Technology CA$50,558$57,714$8,867
National Career Education CA$50,558$57,714$8,867
Lamson Institute TX$50,558$57,714$8,867
ETI School of Skilled Trades IL$43,983$57,074$9,500
Orleans Technical College PA$45,706$56,529$7,600
Emily Griffith Technical College CO$56,238——
Ivy Tech Community College IN$48,661$56,064$5,250
Brightpoint Community College VA—$56,038—
Georgia Northwestern Technical College GA—$56,029—
York Technical College SC—$56,027—
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia CA$43,972$55,594$12,923
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield CA$43,972$55,594$12,923
San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center CA$43,972$55,594$12,923
San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario CA$43,972$55,594$12,923
San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia CA$43,972$55,594$12,923
San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula CA$43,972$55,594$12,923
San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster CA$43,972$55,594$12,923
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage CA$43,972$55,594$12,923
Erie Community College NY$44,582$55,395—
Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden CT$45,436$55,385$12,535
Greenville Technical College SC$52,261$55,189—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest TN—$55,150—
Chattanooga State Community College TN$39,435$54,846—
Butler Technology and Career Development Schools OH$47,024$54,800—
Robeson Community College NC—$54,627—
San Jacinto Community College TX—$54,160—
Industrial Management Training Institute CT—$54,103—
Horry-Georgetown Technical College SC$46,730$54,062$8,250
Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES NY$46,075$53,726$4,368
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville TN$43,159$53,417—
Springfield Technical Community College MA$50,107$53,391—
Institute of Technology CA$44,295$52,951$9,500
Maysville Community and Technical College KY$41,394$52,806—
InterCoast Colleges-Riverside CA$45,503$52,718$9,500
InterCoast Colleges-West Covina CA$45,503$52,718$9,500
InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova CA$45,503$52,718$9,500
InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield CA$45,503$52,718$9,500
Delgado Community College LA$52,869$52,614—
Pennco Tech-Bristol PA$43,803$52,475$9,166
Pennco Tech-Blackwood NJ$41,323$52,427$10,200
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson TN$45,721$52,375—
Universal Technical Institute-Canton MI$40,744$52,372$9,000
Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester OK$32,514$52,269—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville TN$48,307$51,996—
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee GA$50,367$51,841$10,652
Interactive College of Technology-Newport KY$50,367$51,841$10,652
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga TN$49,148$51,837—
Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville NC$49,148$51,837—
Miller-Motte College-Augusta GA$49,148$51,837—
Great Oaks Career Campuses OH$39,359$51,509—
Auburn Career Center OH—$51,307—
Western Iowa Tech Community College IA$41,795$51,294—
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College KY—$51,290—
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City MO$49,333$51,184—
Gateway Community and Technical College KY$32,023$51,140—
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County OH—$51,093—
Kansas City Kansas Community College KS$47,834$51,091—
Quinsigamond Community College MA—$50,978—
Dallas College TX$44,447$50,877$10,118
Virginia Western Community College VA$39,309$50,813—
Fortis College-Salt Lake City UT$43,060$50,471$13,000
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls OH$43,060$50,471$13,000
Fortis Institute-Cookeville TN$43,060$50,471$13,000
Delaware County Community College PA$46,122$50,304—
Rosedale Technical College PA$50,053——
North Georgia Technical College GA$49,754——
Waukesha County Technical College WI$49,706——
Houston City College TX—$49,588—
HVAC Technical Institute IL$48,200$49,419$6,851
Fortis Institute-Wayne NJ$40,530$49,332$11,893
Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville NJ$40,530$49,332$11,893
Bluegrass Community and Technical College KY$46,630$49,190$6,750
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton AR—$48,319—
Apex Technical School NY$43,596$48,212$9,500
Mayfield College CA$43,365$48,204$9,500
Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg FL—$48,020—
North American Trade Schools MD$39,841$47,883$9,766
Hawkeye Community College IA$47,873——
Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools OH$37,674$47,821—
Tulsa Technology Center OK$31,920$47,811—
Albany Technical College GA—$47,786—
Lorenzo Walker Technical College FL$47,748——
Palm Beach State College FL—$47,547—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton TN—$47,545—
Daytona State College FL—$47,479—
Lone Star College System TX—$47,451—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro TN—$47,422—
Atlantic Technical College FL$34,034$47,325—
Forsyth Technical Community College NC—$47,204—
Adult and Continuing Education-BCTS NJ$35,235$47,201—
Cabell County Career Technology Center WV—$46,966—
Fortis Institute-Towson MD$43,719$46,867$13,000
Fortis College-Smyrna GA$43,719$46,867$13,000
Fortis College-Columbus OH$43,719$46,867$13,000
Fortis College-Cincinnati OH$43,719$46,867$13,000
Fortis College-Columbia SC$43,719$46,867$13,000
UEI College-Huntington Park CA$41,551$46,711$9,500
UEI College-Ontario CA$41,551$46,711$9,500
UEI College-Reseda CA$41,551$46,711$9,500
United Education Institute-Morrow GA$41,551$46,711$9,500
UEI College-Chula Vista CA$41,551$46,711$9,500
UEI College-West Covina CA$41,551$46,711$9,500
UEI College-Oceanside CA$41,551$46,711$9,500
UEI College-Garden Grove CA$41,551$46,711$9,500
UEI College-Stockton CA$41,551$46,711$9,500
UEI College-Phoenix AZ$41,551$46,711$9,500
UEI College-Mesa AZ$41,551$46,711$9,500
Fort Hays Tech North Central KS$38,908$46,672—
Columbus Technical College GA—$46,644—
Guilford Technical Community College NC—$46,613—
Austin Career Institute LLC TX$46,562—$7,600
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology MA$42,960$46,287$5,500
Fortis College-Centerville OH$41,020$46,061$13,000
Fortis College-Indianapolis IN$41,020$46,061$13,000
Atlanta Technical College GA$44,071$45,902$6,000
Del Mar College TX$45,900——
South Louisiana Community College LA$41,749$45,758—
Indian River State College FL—$45,618—
Fortis College-Baton Rouge LA$37,811$45,551$13,000
Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie FL$37,811$45,551$13,000
Fortis Institute-Nashville TN$37,811$45,551$13,000
Fortis Institute-Birmingham AL$37,811$45,551$13,000
CET-San Jose CA$42,250$45,411$6,902
CET-Colton CA$42,250$45,411$6,902
CET-Coachella CA$42,250$45,411$6,902
Osceola Technical College FL—$45,353—
NUC University PR$39,343$45,209$14,750
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson TN$45,148——
Advanced Technology Institute VA$42,049$44,428—
Charles A Jones Career and Education Center CA—$44,311—
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College KY$44,246——
Fortis College-Norfolk VA$40,190$44,022$13,000
Fortis College-Richmond VA$40,190$44,022$13,000
Fortis College-Dothan AL$40,190$44,022$13,000
Dorsey College MI$36,874$43,901$9,500
Dorsey College-Wayne MI$36,874$43,901$9,500
Dorsey College-Roseville MI$36,874$43,901$9,500
Dorsey College-Saginaw MI$36,874$43,901$9,500
Dorsey College-Woodhaven MI$36,874$43,901$9,500
Erie 1 BOCES NY—$43,730—
Kirkwood Community College IA$43,629——
UEI College-Gardena CA$40,234$43,528$9,500
UEI College-Riverside CA$40,234$43,528$9,500
UEI College-Sacramento CA$40,234$43,528$9,500
United Education Institute-Las Vegas NV$40,234$43,528$9,500
UEI College-Tacoma WA$40,234$43,528$9,500
West Georgia Technical College GA$41,868$43,377—
Centura College-Chesapeake VA$40,955$43,168$14,750
Centura College-Newport News VA$40,955$43,168$14,750
Dawn Career Institute LLC DE$42,951—$8,859
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis TN—$42,879—
Galveston College TX—$42,831—
Tyler Junior College TX$42,778——
All-State Career-Baltimore MD$38,224$42,645$13,000
Fortis College TX$38,224$42,645$13,000
All-State Career School-Pittsburgh PA$38,224$42,645$13,000
Fortis Institute TX$38,224$42,645$13,000
Erwin Technical College FL$42,454——
Southern Technical College FL$41,247$42,084$11,250
Tidewater Tech-Trades VA$43,202$41,817$14,750
Tidewater Tech-East Little Creek VA$43,202$41,817$14,750
Mohave Community College AZ$35,911$41,781—
South Texas College TX$41,291$41,624—
Central Georgia Technical College GA$41,490——
Wharton County Junior College TX—$41,266—
Stautzenberger College-Maumee OH$41,376$41,254$14,167
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College IL$41,376$41,254$14,167
Florida Education Institute FL$41,658$41,244$9,500
Lincoln Land Community College IL$46,506$41,223$5,500
Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa OK$41,120—$9,235
Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville FL$41,120—$9,235
Tulsa Welding School-Houston TX$41,120—$9,235
Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus TX$41,120—$9,235
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College LA—$40,498—
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort PA$40,838$40,488$12,850
Fortis Institute-Scranton PA$40,838$40,488$12,850
Okaloosa Technical College FL—$40,362—
Ohio Business College-Sheffield OH$40,296—$12,041
Danville Community College VA—$40,285—
Fred K Marchman Technical College FL—$40,275—
West Kentucky Community and Technical College KY$40,028——
East Valley Institute of Technology AZ$39,821——
Texarkana College TX—$39,740—
Remington College-Lafayette Campus LA$39,294$39,665$13,787
Remington College-Dallas Campus TX$39,294$39,665$13,787
Remington College-Mobile Campus AL$39,294$39,665$13,787
Remington College-Cleveland Campus OH$39,294$39,665$13,787
Remington College-Fort Worth Campus TX$39,294$39,665$13,787
Remington College-Memphis Campus TN$39,294$39,665$13,787
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus LA$39,294$39,665$13,787
Remington College-Nashville Campus TN$39,294$39,665$13,787
Remington College-Shreveport Campus LA$39,294$39,665$13,787
Ozarks Technical Community College MO—$39,590—
Fortis College AL$36,696$39,532$13,000
Fortis Institute-Pensacola FL$36,696$39,532$13,000
Fortis College-Montgomery AL$36,696$39,532$13,000
Sheridan Technical College FL—$39,280—
Hinds Community College MS$39,193—$5,663
All-State Career School PA$48,882$39,045$12,999
Blue Cliff College-Metairie LA$41,037$38,728—
New Castle School of Trades PA$38,516——
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center PA$43,844$37,982—
East Central College MO—$37,682—
UEI College-Fresno CA$36,787$37,597$9,500
UEI College-Bakersfield CA$36,787$37,597$9,500
United Education Institute-Stone Mountain GA$36,787$37,597$9,500
Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee OK—$37,052—
Mech-Tech College PR$26,246$36,834$3,500
Paris Junior College TX—$36,386—
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown TN$36,684$36,069—
Augusta Technical College GA—$35,277—
American College of Healthcare and Technology CA$34,597—$9,118
American College of Healthcare and Technology CA$34,597—$9,118
Southwest Texas College TX—$34,179—
Hazard Community and Technical College KY$32,537——
Automeca Technical College-Aguadilla PR—$26,458—
Automeca Technical College-Bayamon PR—$26,458—
Automeca Technical College-Caguas PR—$26,458—
Automeca Technical College-Ponce PR—$26,458—
Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad PR$24,120——
Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico PR$31,609$23,602—