HVAC Schools in the Ponce area

Ponce, PR metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$29,970

HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$12,324

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

HVAC Schools in the Ponce area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Ponce: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.3 miles, farthest 5.6 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $12,324 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 12 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 40 HVAC awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $29,970 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($14.41 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $21,990 to $44,260; 50 employed in the metro area; Puerto Rico median $31,480 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad	Ponce	Certificate	$12,324	12 months	15	2.3
Automeca Technical College-Ponce	Ponce	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	19	3.3
Dewey University-Juana Díaz	Juana Diaz	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	6	5.6

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Ponce, PR, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in Puerto Rico: 348 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 9 of them HVAC.
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