Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) programs in Pennsylvania
40 schools in Pennsylvania teach this, at certificate or associate level. 14 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $50,563 at Harrisburg Area Community College.
What this work pays in Pennsylvania
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in Pennsylvania earn a median of $62,400 a year across 15,880 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | — | $50,563 (14 grads) | 9 |
| Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology Lancaster | Associate's degree | $8,977 | $42,235 (46 grads) | 36 |
| YTI Career Institute-York York | Undergraduate certificate | $8,404 | $37,928 (86 grads) | 28 |
| Orleans Technical College Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | $7,521 | $36,344 (87 grads) | 86 |
| Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $35,701 (20 grads) | 21 |
| Pennco Tech-Bristol Bristol | Undergraduate certificate | $11,817 | $35,416 (136 grads) | 118 |
| Delaware County Community College Media | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,993 (16 grads) | 14 |
| Luzerne County Community College Nanticoke | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (11 grads) | 8 |
| New Castle School of Trades New Castle | Associate's degree | $10,164 | $32,806 (56 grads) | 45 |
| Penn Commercial Business/Technical School Washington | Associate's degree | — | $30,409 (15 grads) | 19 |
| All-State Career School-Pittsburgh West Mifflin | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $29,374 (158 grads) | 42 |
| Johnson College Scranton | Associate's degree | — | $29,250 (14 grads) | 18 |
| Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center Altoona | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,598 (16 grads) | 19 |
| All-State Career School Essington | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $28,055 (59 grads) | 44 |
| Fortis Institute-Forty Fort Forty Fort | Undergraduate certificate | $8,338 | not published | 31 |
| Fortis Institute-Scranton Scranton | Undergraduate certificate | $8,338 | not published | — |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 36 |
| Berks Career & Technology Center Leesport | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Butler County Community College Butler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Clearfield County Career and Technology Center Clearfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Delaware County Community College Media | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program Uniontown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center Johnstown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Indiana County Technology Center Indiana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Institute of Medical Careers Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lancaster County Career and Technology Center Willow Street | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Lehigh Career & Technical Institute Schnecksville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| New Castle School of Trades New Castle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Pennco Tech-Bristol Bristol | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Westmoreland County Community College Youngwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education York | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
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.