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HVAC program at Western Technical College

El Paso, TX · Private for-profit 4-year · (915) 532-3737 · School website

On Texas's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) 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, associate degree
$33,969
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$4,920
Listed cost
$38,889
LengthIPEDS
60 credit hours, 19 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
95
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 100 graduates
$35,483
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$47,305
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $249 a month over 10 years
$23,464
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$55,148
Typical pay for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installersBLS OEWS May 2025, El Paso, TX
$47,270

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

Western Technical College awarded 95 HVAC credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 7 we list. Its listed tuition of $33,969 compares with a Texas median wage of $57,760 for HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers (BLS, May 2025).

On Texas'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
Refrigeration & HVAC TechnologyAOS in Refrigeration and HVAC Technology · Online only · CIP 15.0501$29,740+ $6,297 booksCompetency-based or withheld65.4%72.6%$6,550217

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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