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HVAC Schools in Illinois
Illinois has 32 HVAC programs in our files: 32 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
32
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
By metro area
- Chicago area15 programs · median pay $77,960
Every HVAC program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Elgin Community College | 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 College | 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 |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Illinois
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs from 330 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 79 of them HVAC.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Illinois yet. What Workforce Pell covers.