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HVAC Schools in the Houston area
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area
Programs
17
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$58,940
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$5,200
of 9 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
HVAC Schools in the Houston area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 17 programs: 12 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 5 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Houston
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 3.5 miles, farthest 51.2 miles
- Listed program cost
- 9 of 17 list one: $5,200 to $23,400, middle $19,861 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 4 colleges list a length: 7 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 770 HVAC awards at the 12 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 12 of 17 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 70% of exiters employed in the second quarter (7 report it); middle completion 68% (7 report it)
- Pay here
- $58,940 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($28.34 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,780 to $83,120; 7,680 employed in the metro area; Texas median $57,760 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
HVAC programs, nearest to Houston first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Community CollegeWIOA list | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 | 3.5 |
| WorktexasWIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $5,300 | Not reported | 5.3 | |
| Houstons Training and Education Center (htec)WIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $11,650 | Not reported | 10.2 | |
| Interactive College of Technology | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 | 10.5 |
| Fortis InstituteWIOA list | Houston | Certificate | $19,861 | 12 months | 36 | 10.7 |
| Remington College-North Houston Campus | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 11.9 |
| Tulsa Welding School-HoustonWIOA list | Houston | Certificate | $20,025 | 7 months | 203 | 11.9 |
| Teamwork Network INC - Career Training SchoolWIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $5,200 | Not reported | 12.2 | |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. | Houston | Certificate | $23,400 | 10 months | 2 | 14.5 |
| Iec US Holdings INC. Dba Florida Career CollegeWIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $20,730 | Not reported | 16.3 | |
| San Jacinto Community CollegeWIOA list | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 114 | 16.6 |
| The Training Center of Air Conditioning HoustonWIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $6,000 | Not reported | 17.7 | |
| Fortis CollegeWIOA list | Houston | Certificate | $19,861 | 12 months | 41 | 18.3 |
| Lee College | Baytown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 | 22.6 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 216 | 28.9 |
| Galveston CollegeWIOA list | Galveston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 | 47.6 |
| Brazosport CollegeWIOA list | Lake Jackson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | 51.2 |
- 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, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 193 of them HVAC.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Texas metro areas
- Dallas area22 programs
- Austin area7 programs
- San Antonio area6 programs
- Beaumont area3 programs
- Brownsville area3 programs