HVAC Schools in the Charlotte area

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (North Carolina, South Carolina)

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$59,840

HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$23,400

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

HVAC Schools in the Charlotte area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Charlotte: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 10.0 miles, farthest 40.4 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 7 list one: $23,400 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 10 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 48 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 247 HVAC awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 7 on North Carolina's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $59,840 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($28.77 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,110 to $79,210; 3,860 employed in the metro area; North Carolina median $57,260 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Central Piedmont Community College	Charlotte, NC	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	65	10.0
NASCAR Technical Institute	Mooresville, NC	Certificate	$23,400	10 months	6	17.7
Gaston CollegeWIOA list	Dallas, NC	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	28	23.3
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College	Salisbury, NC	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	107	25.8
Mitchell Community College	Statesville, NC	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	14	30.2
York Technical College	Rock Hill, SC	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	13	31.6
South Piedmont Community College	Polkton, NC	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	14	40.4

WIOA in North Carolina: 2,446 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 64 of them HVAC.
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