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HVAC program at Ben Franklin Career Center
Dunbar, WV · Public less-than-2-year · (304) 766-0369 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Council on Occupational Education
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $4,558
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,946
- Listed cost
- $6,504
- LengthIPEDS
- 1,080 clock hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 16
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,148
- Typical pay for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installersBLS OEWS May 2025, Charleston, WV
- $51,510
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About this program
Ben Franklin Career Center awarded 16 HVAC credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 5 we list. Its listed tuition of $4,558 compares with a West Virginia median wage of $48,850 for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers (BLS, May 2025).
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