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HVAC program at National Career Institute
East Orange, NJ · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (973) 678-3901 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $4,800
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $200
- Listed cost
- $5,000
- LengthIPEDS
- 400 clock hours, 5 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 18
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Typical pay for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installersBLS OEWS May 2025, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- $77,990
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
National Career Institute awarded 18 HVAC credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $4,800 compares with a New Jersey median wage of $74,450 for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers (BLS, May 2025).
On New Jersey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC I and IIHVAC I and II · In person · CIP 47.0201 | $4,850+ $25 books | Competency-based or withheld | 62.5% | 70.6% | $5,207 | 32 |
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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