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HVAC program at National Career Education
Citrus Heights, CA · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (916) 969-4900 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $15,540
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $995
- Listed cost
- $16,535
- LengthIPEDS
- 840 clock hours, 11 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 82
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 134 graduates
- $41,695
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $57,714
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $98 a month over 10 years
- $9,238
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,148
- Typical pay for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installersBLS OEWS May 2025, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
- $66,670
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About this program
National Career Education awarded 82 HVAC credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $15,540 compares with a California median wage of $72,560 for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers (BLS, May 2025).
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