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HVAC Schools in California
California has 73 HVAC programs in our files: 73 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
73
all sources
Median pay
$72,560
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $61,010
Middle program cost
$19,167
37 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
49
HVAC programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Los Angeles area22 programs · median pay $73,830
- Riverside area17 programs · median pay $64,300
- Fresno area5 programs · median pay $62,580
- San Diego area5 programs · median pay $74,880
- San Jose area5 programs · median pay $82,050
- Sacramento area4 programs · median pay $66,670
- Bakersfield area3 programs · median pay $66,400
Every HVAC program in California
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American College of Healthcare and Technology | Huntington Park | Certificate | $17,850 | 9 months | 7 |
| American College of Healthcare and TechnologyWIOA list | Riverside | Certificate | $17,850 | 9 months | 19 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | Lancaster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| ATA College | El Cajon | Certificate | $18,340 | 11 months | 28 |
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community EducationWIOA list | Baldwin Park | Certificate | $1,135 | 9 months | 16 |
| Brownson Technical SchoolWIOA list | Anaheim | Certificate | $17,895 | 10 months | 197 |
| Butte College | Oroville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| Capstone College | Pasadena | Certificate | $17,950 | 8 months | 53 |
| CET-Coachella | Coachella | Certificate | $15,500 | 8 months | 33 |
| CET-Colton | Colton | Certificate | $15,500 | 8 months | 20 |
| CET-San Jose | San Jose | Certificate | $15,500 | 8 months | 9 |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| City College of San FranciscoWIOA list | San Francisco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Coalinga College | Coalinga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| College of the Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 281 |
| College of the Sequoias | Visalia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Compton College | Compton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Cypress College | Cypress | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 114 |
| DeHart Technical SchoolWIOA list | Modesto | Certificate | $10,388 | 6 months | 54 |
| El Camino Community College District | Torrance | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 47 |
| Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Fresno City College | Fresno | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 49 |
| Gavilan College | Gilroy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationWIOA list | La Puente | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 44 |
| Imperial Valley College | Imperial | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| Institute for Business and TechnologyWIOA list | San Jose | Certificate | $17,640 | 11 months | 129 |
| Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Clovis | Certificate | $19,167 | 9 months | 149 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield | Fairfield | Certificate | $18,000 | 10 months | 0 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova | Rancho Cordova | Certificate | $18,000 | 10 months | 0 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $18,000 | 10 months | 0 |
| InterCoast Colleges-West CovinaWIOA list | West Covina | Certificate | $18,000 | 10 months | 24 |
| Laney College | Oakland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 83 |
| Mayfield CollegeWIOA list | Cathedral City | Certificate | $15,914 | 10 months | 60 |
| Merced College | Merced | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Mt San Antonio College | Walnut | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| National Career Education | Citrus Heights | Certificate | $15,540 | 11 months | 82 |
| National Polytechnic CollegeWIOA list | Lakewood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Norco College | Norco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 39 |
| Oxnard College | Oxnard | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Palomar College | San Marcos | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Riverside City College | Riverside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 125 |
| Sacramento City College | Sacramento | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| San Bernardino Valley CollegeWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| San Diego City College | San Diego | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| San Joaquin Delta College | Stockton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia | Hesperia | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 39 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster | Lancaster | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 44 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 44 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage | Rancho Mirage | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 20 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula | Temecula | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 86 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center | Fresno | Certificate | $39,182 | 15 months | 23 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaWIOA list | Visalia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 85 |
| San Jose City College | San Jose | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 38 |
| Summit College | San Bernardino | Certificate | $18,995 | 9 months | 112 |
| UEI College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 111 |
| UEI College-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 120 |
| UEI College-Fresno | Fresno | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 210 |
| UEI College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 115 |
| UEI College-Gardena | Gardena | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 86 |
| UEI College-Huntington Park | Huntington Park | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 102 |
| UEI College-Oceanside | Oceanside | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 88 |
| UEI College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 177 |
| UEI College-Reseda | Reseda | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 134 |
| UEI College-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 269 |
| UEI College-Sacramento | Sacramento | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 75 |
| UEI College-Stockton | Stockton | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 63 |
| UEI College-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 48 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Southern California | Long Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in California
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs from 741 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 49 of them HVAC.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for California yet. What Workforce Pell covers.