HVAC Schools in the St. Louis area

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (Illinois, Missouri)

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$63,000

HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$36,350

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

HVAC Schools in the St. Louis area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from St. Louis: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 6.7 miles, farthest 58.5 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 7 list one: $36,350 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 23 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 6 listed programs give weeks: 15 to 70 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 225 HVAC awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 6 of 7 on Missouri's or Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $63,000 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($30.29 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,870 to $100,180; 2,980 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $59,950 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Ranken Technical CollegeWIOA list	Saint Louis, MO	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	73	6.7
American Trade School	Saint Ann, MO	Certificate	$36,350	23 months	40	13.0
Southwestern Illinois CollegeWIOA list	Belleville, IL	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	40	19.2
St Charles Community CollegeWIOA list	Cottleville, MO	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	24.2
Jefferson CollegeWIOA list	Hillsboro, MO	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	27	25.8
East Central CollegeWIOA list	Union, MO	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	29	39.0
Kaskaskia CollegeWIOA list	Centralia, IL	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	16	58.5

WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 49 of them HVAC.
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