Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) programs in Tennessee
29 schools in Tennessee teach this, at certificate or associate level. 15 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $36,437 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville.
What this work pays in Tennessee
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in Tennessee earn a median of $55,490 a year across 9,740 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $36,437 (57 grads) | 45 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro Murfreesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | $36,312 (14 grads) | 23 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson Dickson | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,993 (20 grads) | 42 |
| Chattanooga State Community College Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $33,281 (39 grads) | — |
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville Cookeville | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $32,818 (191 grads) | 18 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton Elizabethton | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,563 (13 grads) | 12 |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | $13,000 | $30,870 (145 grads) | 23 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | $12,965 | $30,861 (243 grads) | 40 |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus Nashville | Undergraduate certificate | $12,965 | $30,861 (243 grads) | 37 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown Morristown | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,409 (19 grads) | 22 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland Crossville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,126 (29 grads) | 11 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga | Undergraduate certificate | $12,139 | $25,856 (61 grads) | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern | Undergraduate certificate | — | $25,194 (17 grads) | 19 |
| William R Moore College of Technology Memphis | Associate's degree | — | $21,964 (12 grads) | 3 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | — | $19,227 (26 grads) | 23 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Knoxville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 44 |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville Cookeville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Northeast State Community College Blountville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus Memphis | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Crump Crump | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville Hartsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll Paris | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro Jacksboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 38 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston Livingston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski Pulaski | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville Shelbyville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| William R Moore College of Technology Memphis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
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.