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HVAC Schools in the Columbus area

Columbus, OH metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$64,440

HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$9,597

of 2 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

HVAC Schools in the Columbus area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Columbus: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 7.0 miles, farthest 20.8 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 6 list one: $9,597 to $10,716 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 9 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 78 HVAC awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 6 of 6 on Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $64,440 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($30.98 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,680 to $100,590; 3,000 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $62,510 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Fortis College-ColumbusWIOA list	Westerville	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	32	7.0
Elite Heating & CoolingWIOA list	Pataskala	WIOA list only	Not reported	Not reported		7.2
National Skilled Trades NetworkWIOA list	Columbus	WIOA list only	$9,597	Not reported		8.4
Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical SchoolsWIOA list	Groveport	Certificate	$10,716	9 months	8	9.7
Columbus State Community CollegeWIOA list	Columbus	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	29	10.1
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking CountyWIOA list	Newark	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	9	20.8

WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 89 of them HVAC.
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