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HVAC Schools in Texas
Colleges and schools: 64
Programs
86
all sources
Median pay
$57,760
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $61,010
Middle program cost
$17,010
39 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
193
HVAC programs, U.S. DOL file
HVAC Schools in Texas: the figures
- Programs we list
- 86 in Texas: 64 at colleges and schools, 22 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 38 public and 26 private; 3,632 HVAC completions in 2023-24 at the 60 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $17,010 in Texas, from $1,500 to $40,000, across 39 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $57,760 a year for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Texas, against $61,010 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs from 565 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 193 of them HVAC.
- WIOA results
- 193 HVAC programs on Texas's list; middle values: 77.8% of students who exited completed (107 programs report it); 72.5% were employed in the second quarter after exit (106); $9,190 median earnings in that quarter (106) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 6 Texas metro areas have a page; the largest list, Dallas, has 22 programs.
By metro area
- Dallas area22 programs · median pay $59,560
- Houston area17 programs · median pay $58,940
- Austin area7 programs · median pay $60,820
- San Antonio area6 programs · median pay $58,590
- Beaumont area3 programs · median pay $56,720
- Brownsville area3 programs · median pay $47,910
Every HVAC program in Texas
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abc Central Texas ChapterWIOA list | Austin | WIOA list only | $1,500 | Not reported | |
| Arlington Career Institute | Arlington | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Austin Career InstituteWIOA list | Austin | Certificate | $18,495 | 8 months | 64 |
| Austin Community College DistrictWIOA list | Austin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 85 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas | Irving | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Blinn College DistrictWIOA list | Brenham | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| Brazosport CollegeWIOA list | Lake Jackson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Careers Institute of AmericaWIOA list | Dallas | WIOA list only | $11,900 | Not reported | |
| Central Texas College | Killeen | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 58 |
| Cisco College | Cisco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| CLC IncorporatedWIOA list | Fort Worth | WIOA list only | $4,750 | Not reported | |
| Collin County Community College DistrictWIOA list | McKinney | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 214 |
| Construction Education Foundation INC.WIOA list | Dallas | WIOA list only | $9,784 | Not reported | |
| CyberTex Institute of Technology | Austin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Dallas CollegeWIOA list | Dallas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 124 |
| Del Mar CollegeWIOA list | Corpus Christi | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 128 |
| El Paso Community CollegeWIOA list | El Paso | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 49 |
| ForgeNowWIOA list | Dallas | WIOA list only | $12,000 | Not reported | |
| Fortis CollegeWIOA list | Houston | Certificate | $19,861 | 12 months | 41 |
| Fortis InstituteWIOA list | Houston | Certificate | $19,861 | 12 months | 36 |
| Galveston CollegeWIOA list | Galveston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| Grayson CollegeWIOA list | Denison | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 35 |
| Hill College | Hillsboro | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Houston Community CollegeWIOA list | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| Houstons Training and Education Center (htec)WIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $11,650 | Not reported | |
| Howard CollegeWIOA list | Big Spring | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Iec US Holdings INC. Dba Florida Career CollegeWIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $20,730 | Not reported | |
| Impact InstituteWIOA list | Dallas | WIOA list only | $10,000 | Not reported | |
| Interactive College of Technology | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| Kilgore CollegeWIOA list | Kilgore | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Lamar State College-Port ArthurWIOA list | Port Arthur | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 |
| Lamson InstituteWIOA list | San Antonio | Certificate | $17,010 | 11 months | 89 |
| Laredo CollegeWIOA list | Laredo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 166 |
| Lee College | Baytown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | Certificate | $29,937 | 12 months | 168 |
| Lindsey Cooper Refrigeration SchoolWIOA list | Irving | WIOA list only | $8,032 | Not reported | |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 216 |
| Midland CollegeWIOA list | Midland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington | Arlington | Certificate | $19,040 | 10 months | 52 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus ChristiWIOA list | Corpus Christi | Certificate | $18,790 | 10 months | 64 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen | McAllen | Certificate | $18,790 | 10 months | 120 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-San AntonioWIOA list | San Antonio | Certificate | $18,790 | 10 months | 67 |
| North Central Texas CollegeWIOA list | Gainesville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Panola College | Carthage | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Paris Junior CollegeWIOA list | Paris | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 |
| Perfect Technician AcademyWIOA list | Weatherford | WIOA list only | $17,100 | Not reported | |
| Premier Technical InstituteWIOA list | Dallas | WIOA list only | $3,601 | Not reported | |
| Rboc INC. (rebuilding Our Community)WIOA list | Dallas | WIOA list only | $3,500 | Not reported | |
| Real Life Vocational Training InstituteWIOA list | Selma | WIOA list only | $2,250 | Not reported | |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus | Dallas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Remington College-Fort Worth Campus | North Richland Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Remington College-North Houston Campus | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 |
| Remington College-Online Dallas | Dallas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| San Jacinto Community CollegeWIOA list | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 114 |
| Skillpoint AllianceWIOA list | Austin | WIOA list only | $2,700 | Not reported | |
| Skillpoint Alliance - MidlandWIOA list | Midland | WIOA list only | $2,995 | Not reported | |
| Skillpoint Alliance - OdessaWIOA list | Odessa | WIOA list only | $2,995 | Not reported | |
| South Plains CollegeWIOA list | Levelland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| South Texas CollegeWIOA list | McAllen | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 93 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville | Brownsville | Certificate | $19,040 | 10 months | 5 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Austin | Austin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen | Harlingen | Certificate | $20,025 | 10 months | 67 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $20,025 | 9 months | 208 |
| Southwest Texas CollegeWIOA list | Uvalde | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 53 |
| St Philip's CollegeWIOA list | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 91 |
| Tarrant County College DistrictWIOA list | Fort Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 66 |
| Teamwork Network INC - Career Training SchoolWIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $5,200 | Not reported | |
| Tech Zone HVAC-R Air Conditioning & Refrigeration SchoolWIOA list | Irving | WIOA list only | $2,700 | Not reported | |
| Texarkana CollegeWIOA list | Texarkana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 66 |
| Texas Southmost CollegeWIOA list | Brownsville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Texas State Technical CollegeWIOA list | Waco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 95 |
| The Kenza InstituteWIOA list | Dallas | WIOA list only | $40,000 | Not reported | |
| The Training Center of Air Conditioning HoustonWIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $6,000 | Not reported | |
| Trinity Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Athens | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Tscer LLC Dba National Technical InstituteWIOA list | San Antonio Campus | WIOA list only | $7,220 | Not reported | |
| Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus | Irving | Certificate | $20,025 | 7 months | 35 |
| Tulsa Welding School-HoustonWIOA list | Houston | Certificate | $20,025 | 7 months | 203 |
| Tyler Junior CollegeWIOA list | Tyler | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 60 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. | Houston | Certificate | $23,400 | 10 months | 2 |
| Universal Technical Institute-West Texas | Austin | Certificate | $23,400 | 10 months | 34 |
| Vernon CollegeWIOA list | Vernon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Western Technical CollegeWIOA list | El Paso | Associate | $33,969 | 19 months | 95 |
| Wharton County Junior CollegeWIOA list | Wharton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 47 |
| WorktexasWIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $5,300 | Not reported |
- 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, Texas, read October 8, 2026.
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