Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) programs in South Carolina
21 schools in South Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $41,205 at Greenville Technical College.
What this work pays in South Carolina
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in South Carolina earn a median of $56,610 a year across 6,920 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $41,205 (19 grads) | 62 |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Associate's degree | — | $38,289 (13 grads) | 7 |
| Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway | Undergraduate certificate | $8,875 | $38,018 (29 grads) | 45 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Associate's degree | — | $33,281 (16 grads) | 7 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,382 (13 grads) | 16 |
| Fortis College-Columbia Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $30,047 (237 grads) | 41 |
| Aiken Technical College Graniteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Carolina Technical College Sumter | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Florence-Darlington Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Greenville Technical College Greenville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Midlands Technical College West Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Piedmont Technical College Greenwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Southeastern College-Charleston North Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southeastern College-Columbia Columbia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Tri-County Technical College Pendleton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Trident Technical College Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Williamsburg Technical College Kingstree | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| York Technical College Rock Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
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.