HVAC programs in Texas
69 HVAC programs at 42 Texas schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (15 programs), the state median is $41,138 one year after completion, 5% below the national median of $43,365. Median borrower debt is $12,345.
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$41,138median 1-yr earnings
$12,345median debt
| School | City | Program | Credential | Completers/yr | 1-yr earnings | Median debt | Monthly payment* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas College | Dallas, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 28 | $53,020 | – | – |
| Lamson Institute | San Antonio, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 92 | $50,558 | $8,867 | $101 |
| Austin Career Institute LLC | Austin, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 88 | $46,562 | $7,600 | $86 |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 69 | $45,900 | $6,090 | $69 |
| Dallas College | Dallas, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 141 | $44,447 | $11,583 | $132 |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 44 | $42,778 | – | – |
| South Texas College | McAllen, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 89 | $41,291 | – | – |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus | Dallas, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 2 | $41,138 | $26,250 | $298 |
| Remington College-Fort Worth Campus | North Richland Hills, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 1 | $41,138 | $26,250 | $298 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus | Irving, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 0 | $41,120 | $9,235 | $105 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Houston | Houston, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 168 | $41,120 | $9,235 | $105 |
| Remington College-Fort Worth Campus | North Richland Hills, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 11 | $39,294 | $13,910 | $158 |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus | Dallas, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 20 | $39,294 | $13,910 | $158 |
| Fortis College | Houston, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 25 | $38,224 | $13,000 | $148 |
| Fortis Institute | Houston, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 32 | $38,224 | $13,000 | $148 |
| Arlington Career Institute | Arlington, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Blinn College District | Brenham, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Blinn College District | Brenham, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 20 | not reported | – | – |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Texas College | Killeen, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 12 | not reported | – | – |
| Central Texas College | Killeen, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Cisco College | Cisco, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Cisco College | Cisco, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 13 | not reported | – | – |
| North Central Texas College | Gainesville, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 4 | not reported | – | – |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 25 | not reported | – | – |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Galveston College | Galveston, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 24 | not reported | – | – |
| Galveston College | Galveston, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 5 | not reported | – | – |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 25 | not reported | – | – |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Hill College | Hillsboro, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 19 | not reported | – | – |
| Hill College | Hillsboro, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Houston City College | Houston, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 17 | not reported | – | – |
| Houston City College | Houston, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 16 | not reported | – | – |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 3 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | – | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Lee College | Baytown, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 16 | not reported | – | – |
| Lee College | Baytown, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 9 | not reported | – | – |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 203 | not reported | – | – |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 35 | not reported | – | – |
| Texas Southmost College | Brownsville, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| Texas Southmost College | Brownsville, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 7 | not reported | – | – |
| Panola College | Carthage, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Paris Junior College | Paris, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 42 | not reported | – | – |
| Paris Junior College | Paris, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 2 | not reported | – | – |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 130 | not reported | – | – |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 14 | not reported | – | – |
| South Plains College | Levelland, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 23 | not reported | – | – |
| South Plains College | Levelland, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 1 | not reported | – | – |
| Southwest Texas College | Uvalde, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 47 | not reported | – | – |
| Southwest Texas College | Uvalde, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 23 | not reported | – | – |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 6 | not reported | – | – |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 11 | not reported | – | – |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. | Houston, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | – | not reported | $12,565 | $143 |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 50 | not reported | – | – |
| South Texas College | McAllen, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Associate degree | 22 | not reported | – | – |
| Interactive College of Technology | Pasadena, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 0 | not reported | $7,793 | $89 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas | Irving, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 0 | not reported | – | – |
| CyberTex Institute of Technology | Austin, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | – | not reported | $12,125 | $138 |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | – | not reported | – | – |
| Universal Technical Institute-West Texas | Austin, TX | Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | Certificate | 0 | not reported | $12,565 | $143 |
*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best-paying HVAC program in Texas?
By reported one-year earnings, Dallas College leads at $53,020 in the associate degree program, but compare cost and local jobs too.
How many HVAC programs are in Texas?
The Scorecard lists 69 certificate or associate programs in this field at 42 schools in Texas.