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HVAC Schools in the Riverside area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area
Programs
17
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$64,300
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$15,500
of 11 with a cost, IPEDS
HVAC Schools in the Riverside area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 17 programs: 17 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Riverside
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 8.3 miles, farthest 58.5 miles
- Listed program cost
- 11 of 17 list one: $15,500 to $26,444, middle $18,995 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 11 colleges list a length: 8 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 32 to 128 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,314 HVAC awards at the 16 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 17 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 71% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 78% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $64,300 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($30.92 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,760 to $95,910; 4,820 employed in the metro area; California median $72,560 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
HVAC programs, nearest to Riverside first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InterCoast Colleges-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $18,000 | 10 months | 0 | 8.3 |
| Summit College | San Bernardino | Certificate | $18,995 | 9 months | 112 | 10.6 |
| UEI College-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 269 | 11.3 |
| Riverside City College | Riverside | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 125 | 13.1 |
| San Bernardino Valley CollegeWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 | 13.1 |
| CET-Colton | Colton | Certificate | $15,500 | 8 months | 20 | 14.3 |
| American College of Healthcare and TechnologyWIOA list | Riverside | Certificate | $17,850 | 9 months | 19 | 19.6 |
| Norco College | Norco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 23.8 |
| UEI College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 177 | 23.9 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 44 | 24.0 |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 | 27.6 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula | Temecula | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 86 | 29.2 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia | Hesperia | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 39 | 35.1 |
| Mayfield CollegeWIOA list | Cathedral City | Certificate | $15,914 | 10 months | 60 | 41.5 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage | Rancho Mirage | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 20 | 45.1 |
| College of the DesertWIOA list | Palm Desert | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 281 | 46.6 |
| CET-Coachella | Coachella | Certificate | $15,500 | 8 months | 33 | 58.5 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 49 of them HVAC.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Los Angeles area30 programs
- Sacramento area8 programs
- Fresno area5 programs
- San Diego area5 programs
- San Jose area5 programs
- San Francisco area4 programs
- Bakersfield area3 programs