HVAC Schools in the Virginia Beach area

HVAC Schools in the Virginia Beach area at a glance

Open to the public

10 programs: 10 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)

Distance from Virginia Beach

4 within 10 miles; nearest 5.8 miles, farthest 44.9 miles

Length on the WIOA list

5 listed programs give weeks: 10 to 60 weeks full time

Completions, 2023-24

262 HVAC awards at the 8 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)

On the WIOA list

5 of 10 on Virginia's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle completion 75% (3 report it)

Pay here

$59,470 median for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers ($28.59 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,220 to $76,960; 2,840 employed in the metro area; Virginia median $59,730 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

HVAC programs, nearest to Virginia Beach first

• 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, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, read October 8, 2026.

How metro areas and miles are measured

Paying for training

• WIOA in Virginia: 2,124 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 83 of them HVAC.
• Pell Grants for short programs
• Workforce Pell
• GI Bill