Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) programs in Missouri
22 schools in Missouri teach this, at certificate or associate level. 7 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $39,009 at State Technical College of Missouri.
What this work pays in Missouri
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in Missouri earn a median of $59,950 a year across 7,220 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Technical College of Missouri Linn | Associate's degree | — | $39,009 (23 grads) | 35 |
| Jefferson College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | — | $35,060 (13 grads) | 11 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $34,704 (16 grads) | 55 |
| American Trade School Saint Ann | Undergraduate certificate | $15,040 | $33,687 (30 grads) | 58 |
| Pinnacle Career Institute Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $31,423 (61 grads) | 22 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | $31,314 (14 grads) | 14 |
| Midwest Institute Earth City | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,194 (18 grads) | — |
| American Trade School Saint Ann | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Cape Girardeau | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Crowder College Neosho | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Crowder College Neosho | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| East Central College Union | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| East Central College Union | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Franklin Technology Center Adult Education Joplin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Jefferson College Hillsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Mineral Area College Park Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mineral Area College Park Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| St Charles Community College Cottleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Waynesville Career Center Waynesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
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.