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HVAC program at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville

Nashville, TN · Public 2-year · School website

On Tennessee's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) 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 (12 weeks to under 1 year)
$6,160
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$1,420
Listed cost
$7,580
LengthIPEDS
1,728 clock hours, 16 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
37
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 59 graduates
$34,315
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$51,996
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$48,148
Typical pay for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installersBLS OEWS May 2025, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
$60,270

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

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville awarded 37 HVAC credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 9 we list. Its listed tuition of $6,160 compares with a Tennessee median wage of $55,490 for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers (BLS, May 2025).

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)47.0201 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician41,728 clock hours, 16 months$6,160
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)47.0201 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician331,728 clock hours, 16 months$6,160

On Tennessee'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 Ventilation Air Conditioning and RefrigerationHVAC technician · In person · CIP 47.0201$5,760+ $1,820 books58 weeks, 40 hours a week76.9%87.2%$10,210221

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).

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