HVAC Schools in the Bakersfield area

Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$66,400

HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$21,500

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

HVAC Schools in the Bakersfield area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Bakersfield: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.2 miles, farthest 3.6 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $21,500 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 9 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 156 HVAC awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $66,400 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($31.92 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,210 to $95,730; 680 employed in the metro area; California median $72,560 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
UEI College-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Certificate	$21,500	9 months	111	1.2
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	25	2.7
Bakersfield College	Bakersfield	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	20	3.6

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Bakersfield-Delano, CA, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 49 of them HVAC.
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