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HVAC program at Lamar State College-Port Arthur

Port Arthur, TX · Public 2-year · (409) 984-6342 · School website

On Texas's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed 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: 32
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, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX: $56,720

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

Lamar State College-Port Arthur awarded 32 HVAC credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 13 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)	47.0201 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	28	Not reported	Not reported
Associate degree	47.0201 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	4	Not reported	Not reported

On Texas's WIOA eligible training list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's approved training list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed program	Listed cost	Weeks	Completed	Employed, Q2	Median earnings, Q2
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN HEATING AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION	$8,664	Not listed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed
HEATING AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CERTIFICATE	$4,332	Not listed	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 participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.

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