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HVAC Schools in the Cleveland area
Cleveland, OH metro area
Programs
10
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$62,790
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$3,400
of 7 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
HVAC Schools in the Cleveland area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Cleveland
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 4.4 miles, farthest 46.4 miles
- Listed program cost
- 7 of 10 list one: $3,400 to $15,000, middle $9,800 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 5 colleges list a length: 5 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 169 HVAC awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 7 of 10 on Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 100% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 100% (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $62,790 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($30.19 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,220 to $98,310; 2,610 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $62,510 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
HVAC programs, nearest to Cleveland first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington College-Cleveland Campus | Cleveland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 4.4 |
| Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 6.5 |
| Cleveland State UniversityWIOA list | Cleveland | WIOA list only | $3,400 | Not reported | 6.7 | |
| Cuyahoga Valley Career CenterWIOA list | Brecksville | Certificate | $3,512 | 8 months | 26 | 10.2 |
| Polaris Career CenterWIOA list | Middleburg Heights | Certificate | $10,709 | 5 months | 53 | 16.4 |
| Auburn Career CenterWIOA list | Concord Twp | Certificate | $9,873 | 9 months | 19 | 19.9 |
| Lake Erie CollegeWIOA list | Painesville | WIOA list only | $15,000 | Not reported | 23.2 | |
| Ohio Business College-Sheffield | Sheffield Village | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 | 27.0 |
| Medina County Career CenterWIOA list | Medina | Certificate | $8,431 | 10 months | 16 | 28.9 |
| Ashtabula County Technical and Career CampusWIOA list | Jefferson | Certificate | $9,800 | 9 months | 25 | 46.4 |
- 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, Cleveland, OH, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 89 of them HVAC.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Ohio metro areas
- Cincinnati area8 programs
- Columbus area6 programs
- Dayton area6 programs
- Akron area3 programs
- Toledo area3 programs