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HVAC program at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College

Huntsville, AL · Public 2-year · (256) 539-8161 · School website

On Alabama's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
Not reported
LengthIPEDS
Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
3
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
Not published (small cohort)
Typical pay for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installersBLS OEWS May 2025, Huntsville, AL
$49,940

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

J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College awarded 3 HVAC credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 8 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)15.0501 Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician1Not reportedNot reported
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)15.0501 Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician0Not reportedNot reported
Associate degree15.0501 Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician2Not reportedNot reported

On Alabama'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 programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
Heating and Air Conditioning (ACR) STCDiagnostic Medical Sonography AAS · In person · CIP 15.0501$3,542+ $2,200 booksCompetency-based or withheldSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed

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).

DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.

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