HVAC Schools in the Raleigh area

Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$58,900

HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$18,790

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

HVAC Schools in the Raleigh area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Raleigh: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 9.3 miles, farthest 16.2 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $18,790 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 10 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 40 to 64 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 247 HVAC awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 3 on North Carolina's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $58,900 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($28.32 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,160 to $77,830; 2,550 employed in the metro area; North Carolina median $57,260 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Wake Technical Community CollegeWIOA list	Raleigh	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	134	9.3
Miller-Motte College-RaleighWIOA list	Raleigh	Certificate	$18,790	10 months	25	12.2
Johnston Community CollegeWIOA list	Smithfield	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	88	16.2

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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