Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) programs in Kansas
21 schools in Kansas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $46,478 at Johnson County Community College.
What this work pays in Kansas
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in Kansas earn a median of $60,460 a year across 3,770 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | Associate's degree | — | $46,478 (18 grads) | 2 |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,993 (12 grads) | 40 |
| Fort Hays Tech North Central Beloit | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,711 (24 grads) | 20 |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Dodge City Community College Dodge City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Dodge City Community College Dodge City | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Highland Community College Highland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Neosho County Community College Chanute | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Neosho County Community College Chanute | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Salina Area Technical College Salina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Salina Area Technical College Salina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Seward County Community College Liberal | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Seward County Community College Liberal | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Washburn Institute of Technology Topeka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Washburn University Topeka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Wichita | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.