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HVAC program at Austin Career Institute
Austin, TX · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (512) 371-0100 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $18,495
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $500
- Listed cost
- $18,995
- LengthIPEDS
- 36 credit hours, 8 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 64
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Typical pay for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installersBLS OEWS May 2025, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
- $60,820
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Austin Career Institute awarded 64 HVAC credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 2 we list. Its listed tuition of $18,495 compares with a Texas median wage of $57,760 for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers (BLS, May 2025).
On Texas's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential and Commercial Heating and Air Conditioning and Commercial Refrigeration EPAEPA (Environemental Protection Agency) · Online only · CIP 47.0201 | $14,995 | Competency-based or withheld | 82.9% | 66.2% | $10,858 | 146 |
| Residential Heating Ventilation and Air ConditioningCertified Technician · In person · CIP 47.0201 | $9,000 | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Residential Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning EpaEpa (environmental Protection Agency) · Online only · CIP 47.0201 | $8,995 | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Residential and Commercial Heating and Air Conditioning and Commercial RefrigerationSection 608 · Online only · CIP 47.0201 | $14,995 | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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