Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) programs in North Carolina
65 schools in North Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 5 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $45,026 at Wake Technical Community College.
What this work pays in North Carolina
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in North Carolina earn a median of $57,260 a year across 15,230 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Associate's degree | — | $45,026 (26 grads) | 28 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | — | $41,193 (28 grads) | 11 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (12 grads) | 12 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury | Associate's degree | — | $36,848 (15 grads) | 8 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Associate's degree | — | $36,141 (12 grads) | 22 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Undergraduate certificate | $12,273 | not published | 30 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 52 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 61 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 66 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Gaston College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 40 |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| Martin Community College Williamston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Martin Community College Williamston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| McDowell Technical Community College Marion | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| McDowell Technical Community College Marion | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mitchell Community College Statesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Montgomery Community College Troy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Montgomery Community College Troy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Pitt Community College Winterville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Pitt Community College Winterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Richmond Community College Hamlet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Richmond Community College Hamlet | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Robeson Community College Lumberton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Robeson Community College Lumberton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 69 |
| Sampson Community College Clinton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| South Piedmont Community College Polkton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| South Piedmont Community College Polkton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southeastern Community College Whiteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Southeastern Community College Whiteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Stanly Community College Albemarle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Stanly Community College Albemarle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Tri-County Community College Murphy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Tri-County Community College Murphy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Mooresville Mooresville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Vance-Granville Community College Henderson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Vance-Granville Community College Henderson | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 139 |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 38 |
| Wilson Community College Wilson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Wilson Community College Wilson | Associate's degree | — | 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.