Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) programs in Washington
19 schools in Washington teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $51,794 at Perry Technical Institute.
What this work pays in Washington
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers in Washington earn a median of $75,660 a year across 7,370 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Technical Institute Yakima | Undergraduate certificate | $17,146 | $51,794 (63 grads) | 33 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Associate's degree | $16,222 | $35,954 (13 grads) | 12 |
| Northwest HVAC/R Training Center Spokane | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 26 |
| UEI College-Tacoma Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 0 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Bellingham Technical College Bellingham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 91 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 25 |
| Lower Columbia College Longview | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Seattle College Seattle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| North Seattle College Seattle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Renton Technical College Renton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Renton Technical College Renton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Yakima Valley College Yakima | 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.
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.