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HVAC Schools in the Detroit area
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area
Programs
10
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$63,170
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$17,797
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
HVAC Schools in the Detroit area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 10 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Detroit
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 3.6 miles, farthest 17.6 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 10 list one: $17,797 to $17,900 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 9 months to 11 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 7 listed programs give weeks: 36 to 104 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 834 HVAC awards at the 10 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 7 of 10 on Michigan's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 79% of exiters employed in the second quarter (6 report it); middle completion 51% (6 report it)
- Pay here
- $63,170 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($30.37 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $42,840 to $95,610; 5,740 employed in the metro area; Michigan median $60,850 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
HVAC programs, nearest to Detroit first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abcott Institute | Southfield | Certificate | $17,900 | 9 months | 3 | 3.6 |
| Henry Ford CollegeWIOA list | Dearborn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 | 5.5 |
| Northwestern Technological InstituteWIOA list | Southfield | Certificate | $17,797 | 11 months | 473 | 5.8 |
| Wayne County Community College District | Detroit | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 | 8.4 |
| Dorsey College-WayneWIOA list | Wayne | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 | 12.6 |
| Macomb Community CollegeWIOA list | Warren | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 45 | 13.5 |
| Universal Technical Institute-CantonWIOA list | Canton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 194 | 15.1 |
| Dorsey College-RosevilleWIOA list | Roseville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 | 16.7 |
| Oakland Community College | Auburn Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 17.4 |
| Dorsey College-WoodhavenWIOA list | Woodhaven | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | 17.6 |
- 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, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Michigan: 2,599 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 42 of them HVAC.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill