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HVAC Schools in Ohio
Colleges and schools: 42
Programs
51
all sources
Median pay
$62,510
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $61,010
Middle program cost
$8,431
22 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
89
HVAC programs, U.S. DOL file
HVAC Schools in Ohio: the figures
- Programs we list
- 51 in Ohio: 42 at colleges and schools, 9 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 34 public and 8 private; 694 HVAC completions in 2023-24 at the 39 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $8,431 in Ohio, from $1,185 to $15,000, across 22 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $62,510 a year for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Ohio, against $61,010 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs from 557 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 89 of them HVAC.
- WIOA results
- 89 HVAC programs on Ohio's list; middle values: 78.6% of students who exited completed (25 programs report it); 83.3% were employed in the second quarter after exit (24); $11,152 median earnings in that quarter (22) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 6 Ohio metro areas have a page; the largest list, Cleveland, has 10 programs.
By metro area
- Cleveland area10 programs · median pay $62,790
- Cincinnati area8 programs · median pay $62,240
- Columbus area6 programs · median pay $64,440
- Dayton area6 programs · median pay $62,500
- Akron area3 programs · median pay $61,090
- Toledo area3 programs · median pay $62,460
Every HVAC program in Ohio
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amicus II, IncWIOA list | Cincinnati | WIOA list only | $1,185 | Not reported | |
| Apollo Career CenterWIOA list | Lima | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Ashland County-West Holmes Career CenterWIOA list | Ashland | Certificate | $6,300 | 10 months | 5 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusWIOA list | Jefferson | Certificate | $9,800 | 9 months | 25 |
| Auburn Career CenterWIOA list | Concord Twp | Certificate | $9,873 | 9 months | 19 |
| Belmont CollegeWIOA list | St Clairsville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Buckeye Hills Career CenterWIOA list | Rio Grande | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Buckeye Joint Vocational SchoolWIOA list | New Philadelphia | Certificate | $4,680 | 9 months | 2 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | Monroe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking CountyWIOA list | Newark | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Clark State College | Springfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Cleveland State UniversityWIOA list | Cleveland | WIOA list only | $3,400 | Not reported | |
| Collins Career Technical Center | Chesapeake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Columbus State Community CollegeWIOA list | Columbus | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career CenterWIOA list | Brecksville | Certificate | $3,512 | 8 months | 26 |
| Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical SchoolsWIOA list | Groveport | Certificate | $10,716 | 9 months | 8 |
| Edison State Community College | Piqua | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| EHOVE Career CenterWIOA list | Milan | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Elite Heating & CoolingWIOA list | Pataskala | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Fortis College-CentervilleWIOA list | Centerville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| Fortis College-CincinnatiWIOA list | Cincinnati | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 |
| Fortis College-ColumbusWIOA list | Westerville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls | Cuyahoga Falls | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| Great Oaks Career CampusesWIOA list | Cincinnati | Certificate | $8,466 | 11 months | 20 |
| Hocking CollegeWIOA list | Nelsonville | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| Knox County Career CenterWIOA list | Mount Vernon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| Lake Erie CollegeWIOA list | Painesville | WIOA list only | $15,000 | Not reported | |
| Maplewood Career CenterWIOA list | Ravenna | WIOA list only | $4,725 | Not reported | |
| Medina County Career CenterWIOA list | Medina | Certificate | $8,431 | 10 months | 16 |
| Miami Valley Career Technology CenterWIOA list | Englewood | Certificate | $3,000 | 3 months | 5 |
| National Skilled Trades NetworkWIOA list | Columbus | WIOA list only | $9,597 | Not reported | |
| Northwest State Community CollegeWIOA list | Archbold | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| Ohio Business College-Sheffield | Sheffield Village | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 |
| Owens Community CollegeWIOA list | Perrysburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School DistrictWIOA list | Chillicothe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Polaris Career CenterWIOA list | Middleburg Heights | Certificate | $10,709 | 5 months | 53 |
| Portage Lakes Career CenterWIOA list | Uniontown | Certificate | $8,995 | 10 months | 17 |
| Remington College-Cleveland Campus | Cleveland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Sinclair Community CollegeWIOA list | Dayton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Southern Ohio Technical Institute, LLCWIOA list | Cincinnati | WIOA list only | $5,900 | Not reported | |
| Stark State CollegeWIOA list | North Canton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 67 |
| Stautzenberger College-Maumee | Maumee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| Ternion Training and Education Centers - ToledoWIOA list | Toledo | WIOA list only | $14,120 | Not reported | |
| Terra State Community CollegeWIOA list | Fremont | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| The Trades Institute HVAC, Plunbing and Electrical, INC.WIOA list | Xenia | WIOA list only | $2,455 | Not reported | |
| Tri-County Adult Career Center | Nelsonville | Certificate | $1,300 | 2 months | 5 |
| University of Northwestern Ohio | Lima | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Upper Valley Career CenterWIOA list | Piqua | Certificate | $7,630 | 9 months | 11 |
| Warren County Career CenterWIOA list | Lebanon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical TrainingWIOA list | Marietta | Certificate | $8,570 | 12 months | 9 |
- 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, Ohio, read October 8, 2026.
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