HVAC Schools in the Philadelphia area

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania)

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$64,580

HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$16,302

of 5 with a cost, IPEDS

HVAC Schools in the Philadelphia area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Philadelphia: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 8.7 miles, farthest 32.8 miles
Listed program cost: 5 of 7 list one: $16,302 to $20,550, middle $19,861 (IPEDS)
Program length: 5 colleges list a length: 8 months to 20 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 30 to 35 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 373 HVAC awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 7 on New Jersey's, Pennsylvania's or Delaware's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle completion 81% (3 report it)
Pay here: $64,580 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($31.05 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,510 to $100,800; 8,610 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $62,400 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
All-State Career School	Essington, PA	Certificate	$19,861	12 months	52	8.7
Pennco Tech-BlackwoodWIOA list	Blackwood, NJ	Certificate	$20,550	20 months	127	10.1
Delaware County Community College	Media, PA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	15	12.4
Orleans Technical CollegeWIOA list	Philadelphia, PA	Certificate	$19,261	8 months	76	13.6
Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education	Westampton, NJ	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	14	19.0
Pennco Tech-BristolWIOA list	Bristol, PA	Certificate	$20,550	20 months	69	19.3
Dawn Career Institute LLCWIOA list	Newark, DE	Certificate	$16,302	9 months	20	32.8

WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 48 of them HVAC.
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