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HVAC Schools in the Brownsville area

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$47,910

HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$19,040

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

HVAC Schools in the Brownsville area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Brownsville: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 6.0 miles, farthest 14.9 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $19,040 to $20,025 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 10 months each (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 93 HVAC awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 3 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $47,910 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($23.03 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $35,810 to $71,380; 260 employed in the metro area; Texas median $57,760 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville	Brownsville	Certificate	$19,040	10 months	5	6.0
Texas Southmost CollegeWIOA list	Brownsville	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	21	9.0
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen	Harlingen	Certificate	$20,025	10 months	67	14.9

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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