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HVAC Schools in the San Francisco area

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$78,490

HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025

HVAC Schools in the San Francisco area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from San Francisco: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 9.8 miles, farthest 19.6 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 35 to 99 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 22 HVAC awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 4 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $78,490 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($37.73 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $49,180 to $129,380; 3,980 employed in the metro area; California median $72,560 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Completions	Miles
Laney College	Oakland	Certificate	14	9.8
UNICOR-DublinWIOA list	Dublin	WIOA list only		10.4
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Unilateral ApprenticeWIOA list	Livermore	WIOA list only		18.8
City College of San FranciscoWIOA list	San Francisco	Certificate	8	19.6

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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