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HVAC program at Fortis College-Columbia

Columbia, SC · Private for-profit 2-year · (803) 678-4800 · School website

On South Carolina's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years): Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 67
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 266 graduates: $35,785
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard: $46,867
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $138 a month over 10 years: $13,000
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $48,148
Typical pay for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installersBLS OEWS May 2025, Columbia, SC: $57,610

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

Fortis College-Columbia awarded 67 HVAC credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 3 we list.

On South Carolina'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
Heating Ventilation And Air Cond - RefrigerationEPA Universal Certification · In person · CIP 47.0201	$19,552+ $1,691 books	52 weeks, 8 hours a week	62.8%	69.6%	$6,270	78

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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