HVAC Schools in the San Jose area

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$82,050

HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$15,500

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

HVAC Schools in the San Jose area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from San Jose: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 3.2 miles, farthest 27.5 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 5 list one: $15,500 to $17,640 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 11 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 42 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 201 HVAC awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 5 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $82,050 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($39.45 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $57,170 to $136,650; 1,740 employed in the metro area; California median $72,560 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
CET-San Jose	San Jose	Certificate	$15,500	8 months	9	3.2
San Jose City College	San Jose	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	38	3.3
Institute for Business and TechnologyWIOA list	San Jose	Certificate	$17,640	11 months	129	9.7
Foothill College	Los Altos Hills	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	18	14.3
Gavilan College	Gilroy	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	7	27.5

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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