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HVAC Schools in the Miami area
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area
Programs
19
9 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$58,040
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$2,000
of 14 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
HVAC Schools in the Miami area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 19 programs: 16 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 3 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Miami
- 9 within 10 miles; nearest 2.4 miles, farthest 51.3 miles
- Listed program cost
- 14 of 19 list one: $2,000 to $20,729, middle $8,700 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 11 colleges list a length: 8 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 5 listed programs give weeks: 2 to 52 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,850 HVAC awards at the 16 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 5 of 19 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 58% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 83% (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $58,040 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($27.90 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,520 to $80,220; 9,140 employed in the metro area; Florida median $56,670 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
HVAC programs, nearest to Miami first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College | Miami Lakes | Certificate | $2,655 | 8 months | 44 | 2.4 |
| CBT Technology Institute-Hialeah | Hialeah | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 | 2.5 |
| Futura Career Institute | Hialeah | Certificate | $8,700 | 9 months | 35 | 2.9 |
| Apex Training Center, Inc.-IsWIOA list | Miami | WIOA list only | $12,050 | Not reported | 5.6 | |
| Florida International Training Institute | Miami | Certificate | $9,050 | 8 months | 91 | 6.9 |
| Lindsey Hopkins Technical College | Miami | Certificate | $3,690 | 15 months | 17 | 7.6 |
| South Florida Institute of Technology | Miami | Certificate | $10,250 | 11 months | 891 | 7.8 |
| Florida Education Institute | Miami | Certificate | $16,979 | 11 months | 77 | 8.8 |
| CBT Technology Institute-Main Campus | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 237 | 9.1 |
| InterAmerican Technical Institute | Miami | Certificate | $11,115 | 12 months | 75 | 10.2 |
| M-DCPS The English Center | Miami | Certificate | $2,000 | 12 months | 14 | 10.3 |
| Sheridan Technical College | Hollywood | Certificate | $4,860 | 12 months | 47 | 10.8 |
| Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes-IsWIOA list | Lauderdale Lakes | WIOA list only | $20,729 | Not reported | 20.3 | |
| CBT Technology Institute-Cutler Bay | Cutler Bay | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 136 | 21.3 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | 21.4 |
| South Florida Academy of Air ConditioningWIOA list | Fort Lauderdale | WIOA list only | $5,995 | Not reported | 21.7 | |
| Atlantic Technical CollegeWIOA list | Coconut Creek | Certificate | $4,860 | 12 months | 100 | 24.9 |
| South Dade Technical College-South Dade Skills Center Campus | Homestead | Certificate | $2,030 | 8 months | 12 | 28.6 |
| Palm Beach State CollegeWIOA list | Lake Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 | 51.3 |
- 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, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 61 of them HVAC.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
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