Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) programs in Virginia
28 schools in Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $38,829 at Northern Virginia Community College.
What this work pays in Virginia
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in Virginia earn a median of $59,730 a year across 14,690 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Associate's degree | — | $38,829 (16 grads) | 25 |
| Advanced Technology Institute Virginia Beach | Associate's degree | — | $32,925 (23 grads) | 17 |
| Advanced Technology Institute Virginia Beach | Undergraduate certificate | $15,806 | $29,250 (38 grads) | 37 |
| Tidewater Tech-Trades Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | $14,750 | $24,421 (58 grads) | 100 |
| Centura College-Chesapeake Chesapeake | Undergraduate certificate | $14,730 | not published | 6 |
| Centura College-Newport News Newport News | Undergraduate certificate | $14,730 | not published | 67 |
| Fortis College-Norfolk Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | $10,523 | not published | 7 |
| Fortis College-Richmond Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | $10,523 | not published | 50 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Brightpoint Community College Chester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Danville Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Eastern Shore Community College Melfa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| New River Community College Dublin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Paul D Camp Community College Franklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Rappahannock Community College Glenns | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
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.