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HVAC Schools in the Denver area
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area
Programs
5
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$71,580
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$29,924
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
HVAC Schools in the Denver area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Denver
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 2.2 miles, farthest 10.6 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 5 list one: $29,924 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 12 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 151 HVAC awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 5 on Colorado's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $71,580 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($34.41 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $49,010 to $104,880; 4,360 employed in the metro area; Colorado median $65,200 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
HVAC programs, nearest to Denver first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Griffith Technical College | Denver | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 | 2.2 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Denver | Denver | Certificate | $29,924 | 12 months | 28 | 5.7 |
| Front Range Community CollegeWIOA list | Westminster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 | 9.7 |
| Pickens Technical CollegeWIOA list | Aurora | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 43 | 9.9 |
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 10.6 |
- 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, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Colorado: 1,821 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 10 of them HVAC.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill