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HVAC programs in Ohio on the federal training list, by published cost
83 programs in Ohio’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for HVAC (49-9021). Published costs run from $0 to $26,100; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $0 | HVAC (Adult Diploma Program) | C-TEC of Licking County | 12 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $0 | Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | Elite Heating & Cooling | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $650 | EPA Section 608 Certification | Upper Valley Career Center | 5 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $1,650 | Intro to HVAC | Penta Career Center | 17 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $1,700 | HVAC Ready to Work | Hocking College | 8 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $2,310 | HVAC | Apollo Career Center | 21 wk · 7 hrs | 8 | 100% | 100% | $11,081 |
| 7 | $2,500 | HVAC-R Technician Level 2 | Miami Valley Career Technology Center | 16 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $2,500 | HVAC Fundamentals HVAC | THE TRADES INSTITUTE HVAC, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL, INC. | 6 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $2,500 | HVAC 102 AC Preventative Maintenance Tech | THE TRADES INSTITUTE HVAC, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL, INC. | 6 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $2,500 | HVAC Basic Electricity and Motors 201.2 | THE TRADES INSTITUTE HVAC, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL, INC. | 6 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $2,500 | HVAC Refrigeration for Cooling 201.6 | THE TRADES INSTITUTE HVAC, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL, INC. | 6 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $2,500 | HVAC Heating Process 201.4 | THE TRADES INSTITUTE HVAC, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL, INC. | 6 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $2,500 | HVAC Refrigeration and Components 201.3 | THE TRADES INSTITUTE HVAC, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL, INC. | 6 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $2,500 | HVAC Air Distribution and Installation 201.5 | THE TRADES INSTITUTE HVAC, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL, INC. | 6 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $2,500 | HVAC 103 Heating Preventative Maintenace Tech | THE TRADES INSTITUTE HVAC, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL, INC. | 6 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $2,500 | HVAC 101 Entry Level HVAC Installer Helper | THE TRADES INSTITUTE HVAC, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL, INC. | 6 wk · 17 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $2,895 | HVAC/R Certified Technician (Voucher Included) | Madison Adult Career Center | 52 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $2,895 | HVAC/R Technician | Shawnee State University | 52 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $3,000 | HVAC-R Technician Level 1 | Miami Valley Career Technology Center | 16 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $3,263 | Controls (HVAC) Certificate | Columbus State Comm. College | 16 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $3,450 | CTS HVAC Basics | Northwest State Community College | 12 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $3,600 | HVAC Technician | Cleveland State University | 26 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $3,620 | HVAC | Wayne County Schools Career Center | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $3,662 | Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning | Cuyahoga Valley Career Center | 26 wk · 8 hrs | 8 | 75% | 63% | $12,085 |
| 25 | $4,231 | HVAC Light Commercial & Residential Service | Sinclair Community College | 104 wk · 4 hrs | 35 | 14% | 100% | $21,452 |
| 26 | $4,395 | CTS ED2GO HVAC/R Technician (Voucher Included) | Northwest State Community College | 52 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $4,395 | HVAC/R Technician | Cuyahoga Valley Career Center | 52 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $4,395 | HVAC/R Technician (Voucher and Tools Included) | Shawnee State University | 52 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $4,500 | HVAC | Advanced Technology Education LLC | 21 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $4,519 | Test and Balance Certificate | Columbus State Comm. College | 32 wk · 7 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $4,687 | Construction HVAC Certificate | Columbus State Comm. College | 104 wk · 3 hrs | 72 | 31% | 73% | $22,114 |
| 32 | $4,695 | HVAC/R Technician (Voucher and Tools Included) | Madison Adult Career Center | 52 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $4,900 | HVAC | Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus | 35 wk · 9 hrs | 16 | 100% | 100% | $18,751 |
| 34 | $5,537 | HVAC & R Fast Track Certificate | Terra State Community College | 32 wk · 20 hrs | 23 | 78% | 83% | $11,986 |
| 35 | $6,000 | HVAC Repair Technician | CLC | 20 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | $6,200 | HVAC Certificate | Owens State Community College | 104 wk · 5 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $6,298 | HVAC Apprenticeship Readiness Certificate | Columbus State Comm. College | 32 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $6,309 | Large HVAC Commercial Certificate | Columbus State Comm. College | 48 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $6,487 | Residential/Light Commercial HVAC Certificate | Columbus State Comm. College | 104 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | $6,500 | HVAC Excellence Employment Ready | Southern Ohio Technical Institute, LLC | 10 wk · 20 hrs | 13 | 100% | 100% | $7,473 |
| 41 | $6,500 | HVAC Employment Ready | Southern Ohio Technical Institute, Inc | 10 wk · 20 hrs | 83 | 96% | 100% | — |
| 42 | $7,100 | HEATING / AIR CONDITIONING | Collins Career Center | competency-based | 22 | 68% | 100% | $12,157 |
| 43 | $7,200 | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) | Columbus City Schools | 52 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $7,240 | Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration | Buckeye Career Center | 39 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | $8,068 | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Certificate | Stark State College | 30 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | $8,551 | HVAC Program | Gallia Jackson Vinton JVSD | 43 wk · 16 hrs | 13 | 100% | 62% | $14,092 |
| 47 | $8,995 | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration | Portage Lakes Career Center | 36 wk · 17 hrs | 16 | 94% | 80% | $9,868 |
| 48 | $9,200 | Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration - AAS | Sinclair Community College | 156 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | $9,397 | Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) | C-TEC of Licking County | 39 wk · 23 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | $9,471 | HVAC (Heating, Ventilation & Air-Conditioning) | Medina County Career Center | 40 wk · 15 hrs | 11 | 100% | 82% | $10,459 |
| 51 | $9,505 | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration | Upper Valley Career Center | 40 wk · 15 hrs | 18 | 100% | 39% | $11,350 |
| 52 | $9,552 | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration | Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center | 42 wk · 21 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 53 | $9,595 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technician | Warren County Career Center, Adult Education | 43 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 54 | $9,668 | HVAC Technician | EHOVE Adult Career Center | 39 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | $9,800 | Industrial Electricity / HVAC | Ashtabula County Technical & Career Campus | 35 wk · 17 hrs | 12 | 100% | 75% | $4,233 |
| 56 | $9,842 | Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration | Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training | 52 wk · 14 hrs | 27 | 100% | 33% | $10,155 |
| 57 | $9,847 | NCCER - HVAC Level One | NATIONAL SKILLED TRADES NETWORK | 12 wk · 23 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 58 | $10,165 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Technology Certificate | Belmont College | 42 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 59 | $10,392 | HVACR (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration) | Knox Technical Center | 43 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 60 | $10,461 | HVAC | Auburn Career Center | 38 wk · 16 hrs | 29 | 100% | 79% | $12,980 |
| 61 | $11,546 | Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) | Polaris Career Center | 37 wk · 16 hrs | 71 | 100% | 69% | $10,478 |
| 62 | $11,605 | Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration | Terra State Community College | 156 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 63 | $11,971 | Advanced Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration | Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training | 52 wk · 14 hrs | 27 | 100% | 33% | $10,155 |
| 64 | $12,005 | Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning | Great Oaks Career Campuses | 40 wk · 20 hrs | 17 | 100% | 82% | $10,172 |
| 65 | $12,967 | HVAC | Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools | 36 wk · 25 hrs | 19 | 100% | 32% | $11,770 |
| 66 | $13,116 | HVAC/R | Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | 28 wk · 23 hrs | 28 | 89% | 88% | $11,024 |
| 67 | $14,326 | Construction Trades HVAC Technician ATS | Columbus State Comm. College | 104 wk · 9 hrs | 16 | 44% | 100% | $24,492 |
| 68 | $15,000 | Amicus II, HVAC | Amicus II, Inc | 156 wk · 1 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 69 | $15,000 | Lake Erie College HVACR Commercial Studies and Development | Lake Erie College | 48 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 70 | $15,000 | HVAC Comprehensive Course | THE TRADES INSTITUTE HVAC, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL, INC. | 39 wk · 15 hrs | 8 | 50% | 67% | $6,776 |
| 71 | $15,215 | Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Technology AAS | Columbus State Comm. College | 104 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 72 | $15,402 | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology | Stark State College | 156 wk · 6 hrs | 38 | 45% | 94% | $12,932 |
| 73 | $15,955 | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration | Ternion Training and Education Centers - Toledo | 48 wk · 19 hrs | 12 | 75% | 70% | $3,673 |
| 74 | $16,115 | Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Technology Associate Degree | Columbus State Comm. College | 104 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 75 | $16,510 | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning | Hocking College | 104 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 76 | $17,488 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Technology | Belmont College | 104 wk · 9 hrs | 19 | 16% | — | — |
| 77 | $19,900 | Diploma in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration | Ohio Business College | 52 wk · 18 hrs | 199 | 65% | 60% | — |
| 78 | $20,288 | Refrigeration and Climate Control | EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISES INC | 50 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 79 | $20,869 | Refrigeration and Climate Control | Educational Enterprises, Inc., dba New Castle School of Trades | 50 wk · 22 hrs | 68 | 75% | 67% | — |
| 80 | $21,352 | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration | Fortis College - Cincinnati/Columbus | 48 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | $21,654 | Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration | Fortis College - Centerville | 52 wk · 18 hrs | 56 | 66% | 38% | $19 |
| 82 | $22,317 | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration | Fortis College - Cincinnati/Columbus | 48 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | $26,100 | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration | Stautzenberger College | 43 wk · 21 hrs | 79 | 81% | 62% | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (4,521 programs for Ohio in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
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