Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

20,426 students earn a heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) credential each year across 617 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $36,485
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $46,381

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Associate programs — top 100 of 216 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Hennepin Technical CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota27$65,5921 year out$78,403$20,000 2Oklahoma State University Institute of TechnologyOkmulgee, Oklahoma36$58,3361 year out$56,689$11,500 3Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana79$57,3231 year out$45,414$7,250 4Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota15$56,1911 year out$74,261$20,000 5Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York10$54,2411 year out——6Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota17$52,1051 year out$75,499$11,500 7Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania42$51,7701 year out—$13,975 8Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatchee, Washington7$50,5791 year out——9Southeast Community College AreaLincoln, Nebraska23$49,6661 year out$60,687—10Hudson Valley Community CollegeTroy, New York33$47,1341 year out$59,554$12,000 11Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, Minnesota28$47,0761 year out$75,444$17,500 12State Technical College of MissouriLinn, Missouri39$43,7231 year out$57,261—13SUNY College of Technology at AlfredAlfred, New York12$42,9921 year out$58,480$12,000 14Spokane Community CollegeSpokane, Washington10$42,8621 year out—$17,231 15University of Northwestern OhioLima, Ohio20$42,6901 year out$52,736$13,084 16Thaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyLancaster, Pennsylvania56$41,9541 year out$65,696$10,096 17Rosedale Technical CollegePittsburgh, Pennsylvania30$41,1261 year out$49,890$12,000 18San Joaquin Valley College-TemeculaTemecula, California10$40,8611 year out$50,235$19,635 19San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaVisalia, California6$40,8611 year out$50,235$19,635 20San Joaquin Valley College-OntarioOntario, California5$40,8611 year out$50,235$19,635 21San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldBakersfield, California3$40,8611 year out$50,235$19,635 22San Joaquin Valley College-HesperiaHesperia, California2$40,8611 year out$50,235$19,635 23San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education CenterFresno, California1$40,8611 year out$50,235$19,635 24San Joaquin Valley College-LancasterLancaster, California0$40,8611 year out$50,235$19,635 25San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho MirageRancho Mirage, California0$40,8611 year out$50,235$19,635 26Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrenceville, Georgia13$40,3421 year out$50,446—27New Castle School of TradesNew Castle, Pennsylvania36$38,0741 year out$39,424$9,219 28Advanced Technology InstituteVirginia Beach, Virginia12$37,7241 year out$54,045—29Intellitec College-Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, Colorado60$35,9191 year out$52,279$19,000 30Penn Commercial Business/Technical SchoolWashington, Pennsylvania21$29,8981 year out$43,825—31South Texas CollegeMcAllen, Texas22$22,8221 year out$29,167—32Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, Texas35—1 year out——33Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, North Carolina34—1 year out——34Jones Technical InstituteJacksonville, Florida34—1 year out——35Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina33—1 year out$49,134—36Johnson CollegeScranton, Pennsylvania32—1 year out——37Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas28—1 year out——38SUNY College of Technology at DelhiDelhi, New York23—1 year out——39Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewood, Washington22—1 year out——40Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, Iowa21—1 year out——41Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia21—1 year out$47,384—42Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, North Carolina20—1 year out——43Moraine Valley Community CollegePalos Hills, Illinois19—1 year out——44Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa19—1 year out——45Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, South Carolina19—1 year out——46Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeClarkston, Georgia18—1 year out$62,233—47Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, Kentucky17—1 year out——48Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, North Carolina17—1 year out$46,358—49Intellitec College-Grand JunctionGrand Junction, Colorado16—1 year out——50Metropolitan Community College AreaOmaha, Nebraska16—1 year out——51Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia, South Carolina16—1 year out$58,589—52Bellingham Technical CollegeBellingham, Washington16—1 year out——53John A Logan CollegeCarterville, Illinois14—1 year out——54Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan14—1 year out——55Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico14—1 year out$55,846—56Florence-Darlington Technical CollegeFlorence, South Carolina14—1 year out——57San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, Texas14—1 year out——58Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan13—1 year out——59Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeBooneville, Mississippi13—1 year out——60Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeSenatobia, Mississippi13—1 year out——61College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada13—1 year out$56,489—62Bates Technical CollegeTacoma, Washington13—1 year out——63Arkansas Tech UniversityRussellville, Arkansas12—1 year out——64College of Lake CountyGrayslake, Illinois12—1 year out——65North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason City, Iowa12—1 year out——66Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, North Carolina12—1 year out——67Alamance Community CollegeGraham, North Carolina12—1 year out——68Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York12—1 year out——69Southwestern Illinois CollegeBelleville, Illinois11—1 year out$43,755—70College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois11—1 year out——71Delta CollegeUniversity Center, Michigan11—1 year out——72Pearl River Community CollegePoplarville, Mississippi11—1 year out——73Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania11—1 year out——74Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi, Texas11—1 year out——75Tyler Junior CollegeTyler, Texas11—1 year out——76Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMilwaukee, Wisconsin11—1 year out——77Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin11—1 year out——78Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii10—1 year out——79Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeWesson, Mississippi10—1 year out——80Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri10—1 year out$41,709—81Manchester Community CollegeManchester, New Hampshire10—1 year out——82Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, North Carolina10—1 year out——83GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona9—1 year out——84Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado9—1 year out——85Joliet Junior CollegeJoliet, Illinois9—1 year out——86Eastern Maine Community CollegeBangor, Maine9—1 year out——87South Central CollegeNorth Mankato, Minnesota9—1 year out$76,675—88Jefferson CollegeHillsboro, Missouri9—1 year out——89Northeast Community CollegeNorfolk, Nebraska9—1 year out——90New Mexico State University-Dona AnaLas Cruces, New Mexico9—1 year out——91Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas9—1 year out——92Lee CollegeBaytown, Texas9—1 year out——93Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, Virginia9—1 year out——94Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware8—1 year out——95City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeChicago, Illinois8—1 year out——96Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeBowling Green, Kentucky8—1 year out——97Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg, Kentucky8—1 year out——98St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud, Minnesota8—1 year out——99Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi8—1 year out——100Holmes Community CollegeGoodman, Mississippi8—1 year out$37,220—

Certificate programs — top 100 of 584 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Perry Technical InstituteYakima, Washington39$57,7821 year out$71,486$17,146 2St Cloud Technical and Community CollegeSaint Cloud, Minnesota21$57,1781 year out$63,498$10,394 3Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota92$52,8701 year out—$13,000 4Western Technical CollegeLa Crosse, Wisconsin13$52,8201 year out——5Iowa Western Community CollegeCouncil Bluffs, Iowa26$52,3451 year out——6Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota10$52,0791 year out——7Motoring Technical Training InstituteSeekonk, Massachusetts67$51,2811 year out$55,796$9,500 8Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, South Carolina92$50,8021 year out$54,689$12,546 9Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeClarkston, Georgia88$49,3461 year out$49,868—10Refrigeration School IncPhoenix, Arizona102$48,1451 year out—$8,835 11Midlands Technical CollegeWest Columbia, South Carolina39$46,8031 year out$59,159—12Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, North Carolina21$46,4911 year out——13Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeBowling Green, Kentucky81$46,4511 year out——14Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls, Minnesota25$46,2851 year out$62,937$7,500 15Manatee Technical CollegeBradenton, Florida0$45,9261 year out——16Athens Technical CollegeAthens, Georgia64$45,3561 year out——17Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro, Kentucky44$44,8991 year out——18Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri54$44,7151 year out$60,480—19Fort Myers Technical CollegeFort Myers, Florida6$44,3431 year out——20Northeast Technical InstituteScarborough, Maine70$44,2761 year out$51,990$8,550 21YTI Career Institute-YorkYork, Pennsylvania25$44,1571 year out$54,651$9,212 22American Trade SchoolSaint Ann, Missouri41$44,0571 year out$52,105$19,000 23Adult and Continuing Education-BCTSHackensack, New Jersey23$44,0001 year out$60,484—24DeHart Technical SchoolModesto, California50$43,9271 year out—$8,950 25Porter & Chester InstituteBridgeport, Connecticut104$43,2351 year out$56,898$14,120 26Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeKansas City, Kansas34$43,0101 year out——27Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, Wisconsin48$42,9631 year out—$5,500 28Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida0$42,8821 year out$48,648—29New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode IslandPawtucket, Rhode Island103$42,5321 year out$54,024$13,437 30New England Tractor Trailer Training School of MassachusettsNorth Andover, Massachusetts86$42,5321 year out$54,024$13,437 31Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCESLiverpool, New York26$42,1451 year out$49,101$7,422 32Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia154$41,9781 year out$57,553—33Industrial Management Training InstituteWaterbury, Connecticut11$41,7461 year out—$9,500 34Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, Kentucky121$41,7311 year out—$8,250 35Institute for Business and TechnologySan Jose, California142$41,6951 year out$68,881$9,316 36Lamson InstituteSan Antonio, Texas92$41,6951 year out$68,881$9,316 37National Career EducationCitrus Heights, California53$41,6951 year out$68,881$9,316 38HVAC Technical InstituteChicago, Illinois116$41,6441 year out—$6,851 39Interactive College of Technology-ChambleeChamblee, Georgia43$41,3741 year out$51,032$11,106 40Interactive College of Technology-NewportNewport, Kentucky12$41,3741 year out$51,032$11,106 41Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana314$41,2701 year out$51,725$5,940 42Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce, Florida0$41,2391 year out$42,635—43Charter CollegeAnchorage, Alaska145$41,2021 year out$52,293$14,750 44Butler Technology and Career Development SchoolsMonroe, Ohio25$41,1081 year out—$6,840 45Charlotte Technical CollegePort Charlotte, Florida—$40,9771 year out——46Advanced Training InstituteLas Vegas, Nevada93$40,6331 year out—$8,867 47Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanoke, Virginia29$40,6291 year out——48Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeConway, South Carolina47$40,4801 year out$54,681$9,500 49San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaVisalia, California54$40,3681 year out$67,788$13,000 50San Joaquin Valley College-TemeculaTemecula, California45$40,3681 year out$67,788$13,000 51San Joaquin Valley College-LancasterLancaster, California45$40,3681 year out$67,788$13,000 52San Joaquin Valley College-OntarioOntario, California30$40,3681 year out$67,788$13,000 53San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldBakersfield, California26$40,3681 year out$67,788$13,000 54San Joaquin Valley College-HesperiaHesperia, California13$40,3681 year out$67,788$13,000 55San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho MirageRancho Mirage, California12$40,3681 year out$67,788$13,000 56San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education CenterFresno, California10$40,3681 year out$67,788$13,000 57Eastwick College-NutleyNutley, New Jersey—$40,2701 year out$52,095$10,703 58Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical SchoolsGroveport, Ohio9$40,1311 year out$53,596$9,298 59Porter & Chester Institute of HamdenHamden, Connecticut36$40,0751 year out$49,034$14,120 60Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga, Tennessee—$40,0381 year out$38,382$5,500 61Northwest HVAC/R Training CenterSpokane, Washington28$39,9491 year out—$9,500 62Institute of TechnologyClovis, California122$39,9351 year out$44,857$9,500 63Pennco Tech-BlackwoodBlackwood, New Jersey169$39,6321 year out$47,998$12,968 64Maysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysville, Kentucky152$39,6221 year out—$6,760 65Tennessee College of Applied Technology-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee49$39,2301 year out$26,750—66ETI School of Skilled TradesWillowbrook, Illinois203$39,1691 year out$48,180$9,500 67Manhattan Area Technical CollegeManhattan, Kansas15$39,1311 year out$52,420—68Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgSaint Petersburg, Florida0$38,8841 year out——69Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield, Missouri43$38,8621 year out$42,880—70Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking CountyNewark, Ohio4$38,8331 year out$37,467$9,430 71Advanced Technology InstituteVirginia Beach, Virginia19$38,7611 year out$44,860$15,905 72Capstone CollegePasadena, California73$38,7401 year out$59,207$9,500 73Tennessee College of Applied Technology-DicksonDickson, Tennessee47$38,5891 year out$46,776—74Pennco Tech-BristolBristol, Pennsylvania74$38,4171 year out$52,682$13,000 75Lake Technical CollegeEustis, Florida—$38,3391 year out——76InterCoast Colleges-West CovinaWest Covina, California34$38,1371 year out$45,750$9,500 77InterCoast Colleges-Rancho CordovaRancho Cordova, California25$38,1371 year out$45,750$9,500 78InterCoast Colleges-FairfieldFairfield, California21$38,1371 year out$45,750$9,500 79InterCoast Colleges-RiversideRiverside, California0$38,1371 year out$45,750$9,500 80Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive InstituteGlendale, Arizona—$38,0431 year out$45,173$12,139 81Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee—$38,0431 year out$45,173$12,139 82Miller-Motte College-STVT-ArlingtonArlington, Texas—$38,0431 year out$45,173$12,139 83Orleans Technical CollegePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania71$37,8481 year out$52,694$7,521 84Ohio Business College-SheffieldSheffield Village, Ohio29$37,7431 year out—$12,416 85Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville, Kentucky65$37,4601 year out—$11,584 86New Castle School of TradesNew Castle, Pennsylvania17$37,2881 year out——87Fortis College-Salt Lake CitySalt Lake City, Utah50$37,1391 year out$41,984$13,000 88Fortis College-Cuyahoga FallsCuyahoga Falls, Ohio35$37,1391 year out$41,984$13,000 89Fortis Institute-CookevilleCookeville, Tennessee15$37,1391 year out$41,984$13,000 90Fortis College-CentervilleCenterville, Ohio21$36,9811 year out$42,970$13,000 91Fortis College-IndianapolisIndianapolis, Indiana18$36,9811 year out$42,970$13,000 92Atlantic Technical CollegeCoconut Creek, Florida0$36,9661 year out——93Fortis College-Baton RougeBaton Rouge, Louisiana27$36,4851 year out$42,934$13,000 94Fortis Institute-Port Saint LuciePort Saint Lucie, Florida25$36,4851 year out$42,934$13,000 95Fortis Institute-BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama23$36,4851 year out$42,934$13,000 96Fortis Institute-NashvilleNashville, Tennessee20$36,4851 year out$42,934$13,000 97North American Trade SchoolsBaltimore, Maryland50$36,4641 year out$36,671$10,329 98Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, Iowa50$36,4011 year out——99Great Oaks Career CampusesCincinnati, Ohio15$36,1721 year out$53,431$8,152 100Apex Technical SchoolLong Island City, New York158$36,1361 year out$46,540$9,500

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).