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HVAC Schools in the Chicago area
15 HVAC programs in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, listed by distance from Chicago.
Programs
15
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$77,960
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$7,100
of 3 with a cost, IPEDS
HVAC programs, nearest to Chicago first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 66 | 6.4 |
| Triton College | River Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 6.6 |
| ETI School of Skilled TradesWIOA list | Willowbrook | Certificate | $14,685 | 12 months | 182 | 8.5 |
| Morton CollegeWIOA list | Cicero | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 10.3 |
| HVAC Technical InstituteWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | $15,000 | 8 months | 138 | 12.1 |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 170 | 13.6 |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 | 13.7 |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 | 15.8 |
| Chicago Professional CenterWIOA list | Prospect Heights | Certificate | $7,100 | 4 months | 159 | 16.6 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 43 | 17.1 |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 107 | 21.5 |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeWIOA list | Sugar Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 | 26.6 |
| Joliet Junior CollegeWIOA list | Joliet | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 | 28.1 |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 | 28.9 |
| College of Lake CountyWIOA list | Grayslake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 215 | 33.5 |
The metro area is the federal (OMB) metropolitan statistical area, so suburbs count with their city. Miles are measured from the city's center to the school's address or ZIP code center.
Paying for training in the Chicago area
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 79 of them HVAC.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill