HVAC Schools in the Austin area

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area

Programs

7 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$60,820

HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$1,500

of 4 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

HVAC Schools in the Austin area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Austin: 7 within 10 miles; nearest 1.2 miles, farthest 9.2 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 7 list one: $1,500 to $23,400, middle $18,495 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 224 HVAC awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 7 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 66% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 94% (3 report it)
Pay here: $60,820 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($29.24 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $44,030 to $92,180; 3,140 employed in the metro area; Texas median $57,760 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Austin Community College DistrictWIOA list	Austin	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	85	1.2
CyberTex Institute of Technology	Austin	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	12	1.3
Austin Career InstituteWIOA list	Austin	Certificate	$18,495	8 months	64	1.6
Abc Central Texas ChapterWIOA list	Austin	WIOA list only	$1,500	Not reported		3.3
Skillpoint AllianceWIOA list	Austin	WIOA list only	$2,700	Not reported		3.3
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas	Austin	Certificate	$23,400	10 months	34	5.9
Southern Careers Institute-Austin	Austin	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	29	9.2

WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 193 of them HVAC.
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