HVAC Schools in the Tampa area

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$50,540

HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$2,120

of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

HVAC Schools in the Tampa area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Tampa: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 7.5 miles, farthest 31.1 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 7 list one: $2,120 to $8,000, middle $3,436 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 10 months to 14 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 4 listed programs give weeks: 24 to 60 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 112 HVAC awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 7 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle completion 71% (4 report it)
Pay here: $50,540 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($24.30 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,620 to $75,300; 6,090 employed in the metro area; Florida median $56,670 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Erwin Technical CollegeWIOA list	Tampa	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	21	7.5
Hillsborough Community College	Tampa	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	7	9.3
Florida Trade AcademyWIOA list	Tampa	WIOA list only	$8,000	Not reported		12.4
Pinellas Technical College-ClearwaterWIOA list	Clearwater	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	6	13.9
Fred K Marchman Technical College	New Port Richey	Certificate	$3,436	14 months	18	18.0
Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgWIOA list	Saint Petersburg	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	52	21.2
Wilton Simpson Technical College	Brooksville	Certificate	$2,120	10 months	8	31.1

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 61 of them HVAC.
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