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HVAC Schools in Illinois
Colleges and schools: 32
Programs
35
all sources
Median pay
$77,410
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $61,010
Middle program cost
$15,000
4 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
79
HVAC programs, U.S. DOL file
HVAC Schools in Illinois: the figures
- Programs we list
- 35 in Illinois: 32 at colleges and schools, 3 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 27 public and 5 private; 1,619 HVAC completions in 2023-24 at the 31 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $15,000 in Illinois, from $7,100 to $16,195, across 4 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $77,410 a year for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Illinois, against $61,010 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs from 330 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 79 of them HVAC.
- WIOA results
- 79 HVAC programs on Illinois's list; middle values: 75% were employed in the second quarter after exit (16); $9,715 median earnings in that quarter (16) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 1 Illinois metro area has a page; the largest list, Chicago, has 18 programs.
By metro area
- Chicago area18 programs · median pay $77,960
Every HVAC program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Builders and ContractorsWIOA list | Elk Grove Village | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Chicago Professional CenterWIOA list | Prospect Heights | Certificate | $7,100 | 4 months | 159 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 43 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 66 |
| College of Lake CountyWIOA list | Grayslake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 215 |
| Danville Area Community CollegeWIOA list | Danville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Education Design Development & Research Corporation - RAP ChicagoWIOA list | Chicago | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Elgin Community CollegeWIOA list | Elgin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 107 |
| ETI School of Skilled TradesWIOA list | Willowbrook | Certificate | $14,685 | 12 months | 182 |
| HVAC Technical InstituteWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | $15,000 | 8 months | 138 |
| Illinois Central CollegeWIOA list | East Peoria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 46 |
| Illinois Eastern Community CollegesWIOA list | Olney | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Illinois Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Oglesby | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| John A Logan CollegeWIOA list | Carterville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| John Wood Community CollegeWIOA list | Quincy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Joliet Junior CollegeWIOA list | Joliet | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Kankakee Community CollegeWIOA list | Kankakee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Kaskaskia CollegeWIOA list | Centralia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Lake Land CollegeWIOA list | Mattoon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegeWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois | Springfield | Certificate | $16,195 | 9 months | 164 |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 170 |
| Morton CollegeWIOA list | Cicero | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| Parkland CollegeWIOA list | Champaign | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Richland Community CollegeWIOA list | Decatur | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Shawnee Community College | Ullin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Southwestern Illinois CollegeWIOA list | Belleville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 40 |
| Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College | Rockford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 47 |
| Triton College | River Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeWIOA list | Sugar Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| West Chicago Professional CenterWIOA list | West Chicago | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| William Rainey Harper CollegeWIOA list | Palatine | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 |
- 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, Illinois, read October 8, 2026.
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