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HVAC program at Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
Harlingen, TX · Private for-profit 2-year · (512) 437-7500 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Council on Occupational Education
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $20,025
- LengthIPEDS
- 942 clock hours, 10 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 67
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 315 graduates
- $32,421
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $45,041
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $101 a month over 10 years
- $9,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $45,268
- Typical pay for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installersBLS OEWS May 2025, Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- $47,910
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About this program
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen awarded 67 HVAC credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $20,025 compares with a Texas median wage of $57,760 for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers (BLS, May 2025).
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