Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) programs in Minnesota
21 schools in Minnesota teach this, at certificate or associate level. 11 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $63,005 at Minneapolis Community and Technical College.
What this work pays in Minnesota
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in Minnesota earn a median of $76,350 a year across 4,200 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Associate's degree | $20,000 | $63,005 (19 grads) | 10 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Associate's degree | $14,751 | $62,012 (43 grads) | 39 |
| Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis | Associate's degree | $17,500 | $61,020 (24 grads) | 19 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $53,775 (31 grads) | 28 |
| Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | $50,856 (25 grads) | 117 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Undergraduate certificate | — | $47,260 (12 grads) | 24 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Associate's degree | — | $46,087 (18 grads) | 9 |
| South Central College North Mankato | Undergraduate certificate | — | $42,682 (11 grads) | 8 |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $41,937 (20 grads) | 38 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,478 (16 grads) | 15 |
| Minnesota North College Hibbing | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,236 (19 grads) | 13 |
| Century College White Bear Lake | Undergraduate certificate | $11,000 | not published | 116 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Dakota County Technical College Rosemount | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College Granite Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northland Community and Technical College Thief River Falls | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Northwest Technical College Bemidji | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
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.
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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.