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HVAC programs in Texas on the federal training list, by published cost
127 programs in Texas’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for HVAC (49-9021). Published costs run from $0 to $36,037; 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 | Heating AC Refrigeration Mechanics & Installers | Interplay Learning Inc. | 10 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $648 | Interplay Learning - HVAC Program | Interplay Learning | 10 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $955 | HVAC Tech | Williams Career School of Excellence | competency-based | 46 | 93% | 46% | $10,621 |
| 4 | $1,453 | HVAC | Austin Community College | competency-based | 49 | 80% | 76% | $10,313 |
| 5 | $1,453 | HVAC | Austin Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $1,600 | HVAC Level 1 | Austin Community College | competency-based | 84 | 69% | 80% | $10,034 |
| 7 | $1,725 | Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Basic Certificate | North Central Texas College | competency-based | 80 | 98% | 69% | $9,264 |
| 8 | $1,725 | Air Conditioning Technology, Occupational Certificate (6AIRCON) | San Jacinto College District (13735 Beamer Rd) | 16 wk · 24 hrs | 3 | 100% | — | — |
| 9 | $1,725 | Air Conditioning Technology, Occupational Certificate (6AIRCON) | San Jacinto College District (13735 Beamer Rd) | 16 wk · 24 hrs | 3 | 100% | — | — |
| 10 | $2,021 | AIR CONDITIONING TECHNICIAN I & II | HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT | competency-based | 289 | 94% | 57% | $10,260 |
| 11 | $2,151 | HEATING VENTILATION AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION (HVAC) LEVEL ONE CERTIFICATE ENTRY LEVEL | GALVESTON COLLEGE | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $2,335 | Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning | Victoria College | competency-based | 17 | 100% | 72% | $12,383 |
| 13 | $2,359 | Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Basic Certificate | Brazosport College | competency-based | 44 | 39% | 69% | $9,635 |
| 14 | $2,544 | HVAC Installer | Tarrant County College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $2,551 | Basic HVAC OSA | Texas State Technical College East Williamson County | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $2,700 | Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heating (HVAC-R) | Tech Zone HVAC-R Air Conditioning & Refrigeration School | competency-based | 613 | 100% | 78% | $11,131 |
| 17 | $2,734 | Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning Certificate | College of the Mainland | competency-based | 65 | 37% | 65% | $9,172 |
| 18 | $2,880 | HVAC R Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology Technician | Howard College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $2,895 | HVAC/ R TECHNICIAN (VOUCHER INCLUDED) | COASTAL BEND COLLEGE | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $2,895 | HVAC/R TECHNICIAN (VOUCHER INCLUDED) | TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $2,995 | Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technician | Skillpoint Alliance - Midland | competency-based | 25 | 100% | 72% | $10,502 |
| 22 | $3,000 | Interplay Learning - Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician | Interplay Learning | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $3,206 | HVAC Technician Entry Certificate Level I Certificate | Midland College | competency-based | 41 | 63% | 90% | $10,385 |
| 24 | $3,230 | Commercial Refrigeration Air Conditioning Technician Certificate | South Plains College | competency-based | 11 | 100% | 93% | $11,515 |
| 25 | $3,400 | Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Level 1 Certificate | Southwest Texas Junior College | competency-based | 145 | 84% | 64% | $5,838 |
| 26 | $3,550 | Residential Air Conditioning Installation Technician Certificate | South Plains College | competency-based | 23 | 100% | 62% | $7,267 |
| 27 | $3,652 | HVAC Residential Technician I | Tarrant County College | competency-based | 82 | 100% | 74% | $12,338 |
| 28 | $3,953 | Air Conditioning Installer Certificate | Paris Junior College District | 32 wk · 21 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $4,019 | Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Certificate | Paris Junior College District | competency-based | 10 | 100% | 58% | $9,709 |
| 30 | $4,110 | Commercial Air Conditioning Technology Level II Certificate | San Jacinto College District | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $4,310 | HVAC Residential Technician II | Tarrant County College | competency-based | 40 | 100% | 67% | $10,869 |
| 32 | $4,360 | Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Entry Level Certificate of Proficiency | Tyler Junior College | competency-based | 52 | 65% | 70% | $8,704 |
| 33 | $4,678 | Introduction to HVAC Certificate - Bridgeport Campus | Weatherford College | competency-based | 25 | 88% | 47% | $11,533 |
| 34 | $4,724 | HVAC Residential Servicing Certification Level One Certificate | Collin College | competency-based | 22 | 73% | 73% | $9,349 |
| 35 | $4,800 | Residential Air Conditioning Occupational Certificate | San Jacinto College District | competency-based | 46 | 100% | 78% | $9,616 |
| 36 | $5,000 | Air Conditioning Applied Technology Certificate Level 1 (ACAT.CER1) | Del Mar College | competency-based | 39 | 82% | 58% | $9,475 |
| 37 | $5,150 | HVAC Level One Certificate | North Central Texas College | competency-based | 98 | 39% | 69% | $8,779 |
| 38 | $5,524 | Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Advanced Certificate Residential Specialty | Brazosport College | competency-based | 10 | 40% | 60% | $8,855 |
| 39 | $5,524 | Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Level 2 Certificate | Southwest Texas Junior College | competency-based | 74 | 77% | 77% | $7,338 |
| 40 | $5,528 | Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (certificate) | Texas Southmost College | competency-based | 15 | 100% | 36% | $3,900 |
| 41 | $5,560 | Air Conditioning Heating Refrigeration & Electrical Technology (CER1) | Wharton County Junior College | competency-based | 141 | 84% | 67% | $5,106 |
| 42 | $5,643 | Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician | Grayson County College | competency-based | 64 | 47% | 81% | $11,306 |
| 43 | $5,647 | Commercial Air Conditioning & Refrigeration 1 year certificate | Laredo College | competency-based | 421 | 80% | 58% | $5,711 |
| 44 | $5,905 | Air Conditioning Applied Technology Associate's Degree (AIRC.AAS) | Del Mar College | competency-based | 14 | 21% | 42% | $8,052 |
| 45 | $5,975 | Air Conditioning Technology | San Jacinto College District | competency-based | 15 | 100% | 71% | $11,957 |
| 46 | $6,000 | HVAC | CLC Incorporated | competency-based | 82 | 98% | 72% | $9,300 |
| 47 | $6,000 | HVACR Maintenance Certificate - EVENING | Teamwork Network Inc - Career Training School | competency-based | 24 | 100% | 64% | $13,059 |
| 48 | $6,000 | HVACR Technician | Vocational Technical Academy Inc | competency-based | 39 | 97% | 72% | $7,451 |
| 49 | $6,183 | Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Residential Technician Cetificate HVAC | El Paso Community College | competency-based | 15 | 93% | 86% | $6,745 |
| 50 | $6,195 | HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) - AAS | Collin College | competency-based | 435 | 22% | 77% | $11,792 |
| 51 | $6,210 | HVAC NCCER Workforce Certificate | Houston North Lone Star College System | competency-based | 5 | 80% | 67% | $8,750 |
| 52 | $6,570 | Air Conditioning Applied Technology Certificate Level 1 (AIRT.CER2) | Del Mar College | competency-based | 59 | 92% | 69% | $9,031 |
| 53 | $6,676 | HVAC/R (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) | Howard College | competency-based | 44 | 89% | 81% | $8,410 |
| 54 | $6,694 | HVAC/R Commercial Technician | Tarrant County College | competency-based | 27 | 100% | 84% | $12,590 |
| 55 | $6,786 | A.A.S. in Air Conditioning/Refrigeration | Paris Junior College District | competency-based | 74 | 92% | 70% | $7,583 |
| 56 | $6,847 | HVAC Residential Service Technician | Texas State Technical College Fort Bend | competency-based | 9 | — | 67% | $9,336 |
| 57 | $7,139 | Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology Certificate | South Texas College | competency-based | 268 | 17% | 61% | $5,601 |
| 58 | $7,150 | Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology: Residential HVAC/R Technician | Tarrant County College | competency-based | 39 | 100% | 77% | $11,947 |
| 59 | $7,150 | Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology: Commercial HVAC/R Technician | Tarrant County College | competency-based | 38 | 100% | 81% | $14,139 |
| 60 | $7,255 | Air Conditioning AAS | Southwest Texas Junior College | competency-based | 31 | 29% | 59% | $5,139 |
| 61 | $7,278 | HEATING AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION ADVANCED CERT LEVEL I | HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT | competency-based | 14 | 100% | — | — |
| 62 | $7,632 | Refrigeration/Heating/Air Conditioning (BASIC) in Spanish | Lindsey Cooper Refrigeration School | competency-based | 188 | 87% | 45% | $11,778 |
| 63 | $7,935 | Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Technology Technician Certificate 1 | Texas State Technical College Harlingen | competency-based | 165 | 27% | 56% | $7,342 |
| 64 | $7,935 | Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Technology Technician Certificate 1 | Texas State Technical College Waco | competency-based | 93 | 22% | 56% | $8,376 |
| 65 | $8,032 | EPA Certification Seminar | Lindsey Cooper Refrigeration School | 1 wk · 6 hrs | 1,873 | 96% | 54% | $11,508 |
| 66 | $8,110 | HVAC/R Technician (Voucher Included) | Texas State University | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 67 | $8,185 | Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology AAS | South Plains College | competency-based | 3 | 100% | 100% | $10,728 |
| 68 | $8,300 | Commercial Air Conditioning Technology A.A.S. Degree | San Jacinto College District | competency-based | 7 | 100% | 78% | $12,156 |
| 69 | $8,680 | Heating Air Conditioning and Refigeration Technology | Grayson County College | competency-based | 53 | 32% | 73% | $8,894 |
| 70 | $8,830 | Accounting-A K T P | Trinity Valley Community College | competency-based | 18 | 28% | 67% | $9,052 |
| 71 | $8,830 | Accounting | Trinity Valley Community College | competency-based | 5 | — | 80% | $7,442 |
| 72 | $8,830 | Accounting | Trinity Valley Community College | competency-based | 6 | — | — | — |
| 73 | $8,995 | RESIDENTIAL HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING EPA | AUSTIN CAREER INSTITUTE | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 74 | $9,000 | Residential Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning | Austin Career Institute | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 75 | $9,005 | Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Commercial Servicing Certificate | North Harris College Lone Star College System | competency-based | 200 | 81% | 74% | $10,181 |
| 76 | $9,174 | Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Certificate HVAC | El Paso Community College | competency-based | 16 | 100% | 85% | $6,123 |
| 77 | $9,267 | HVAC Technology (One Yr Cert) | TEXARKANA College | competency-based | 173 | 60% | 69% | $8,514 |
| 78 | $9,267 | Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Technician Certificate 1 | Texas State Technical College North Texas Center | competency-based | 45 | 29% | 67% | $9,639 |
| 79 | $9,267 | Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Technician Certificate 1 | Texas State Technical College Fort Bend | competency-based | 119 | 29% | 57% | $9,959 |
| 80 | $9,397 | HVAC | Austin Community College | competency-based | 42 | 90% | 45% | $10,706 |
| 81 | $9,439 | HVAC | Austin Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | $9,440 | Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Residential Servicing Certificate | North Harris College Lone Star College System | competency-based | 260 | 77% | 70% | $11,131 |
| 83 | $9,620 | HEATING VENTILATION AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION | ARLINGTON CAREER INSTITUTE | competency-based | 31 | 97% | — | — |
| 84 | $9,811 | Heat Ventilation and Air Conditioning Certificate | Vernon College | competency-based | 55 | 55% | 77% | $8,396 |
| 85 | $10,039 | Heating VentilationAir Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Certificate | Kilgore College | competency-based | 32 | 50% | 77% | $8,399 |
| 86 | $10,182 | Air Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration A.A.S. | Midland College | competency-based | 25 | 20% | 76% | $15,770 |
| 87 | $10,300 | Heating Air Conditioning Ventilation and Refrigeration AAS | North Central Texas College | competency-based | 51 | 14% | 78% | $9,478 |
| 88 | $10,669 | Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology AAS | South Texas College | competency-based | 340 | 16% | 60% | $5,481 |
| 89 | $10,964 | Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Occupational Entry Certificate | North Harris College Lone Star College System | competency-based | 324 | 81% | 66% | $10,010 |
| 90 | $11,003 | HVAC | Austin Community College | competency-based | 10 | 100% | — | — |
| 91 | $11,307 | Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology AAS | Austin Community College | competency-based | 96 | 46% | 64% | $11,290 |
| 92 | $11,372 | HVAC R Certified Technician Voucher Included | University of Texas at El Paso | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 93 | $11,379 | Air Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration Level I Certificate | Midland College | competency-based | 64 | 33% | 77% | $14,844 |
| 94 | $12,000 | Air Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration Technician | Careers Institute of America | competency-based | 11 | 100% | 19% | $4,720 |
| 95 | $12,189 | Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Advanced Certificate Commercial Specialty | Brazosport College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 96 | $12,331 | Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Associate Degree | Brazosport College | competency-based | 18 | 44% | 60% | $16,648 |
| 97 | $12,708 | Refrigeration/Heating/Air Conditioning (BASIC) in English | Lindsey Cooper Refrigeration School | competency-based | 1,892 | 94% | 53% | $11,497 |
| 98 | $12,725 | Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Technology AAS | Texas State Technical College Harlingen | competency-based | 65 | 29% | 43% | $6,710 |
| 99 | $12,725 | Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Technology AAS | Texas State Technical College Waco | competency-based | 147 | 18% | 65% | $8,029 |
| 100 | $12,855 | Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology AAS | North Harris College Lone Star College System | competency-based | 373 | 58% | 69% | $10,940 |
| 101 | $12,963 | Heating VentilationAir Conditioning and Refrigeration AAS | Kilgore College | competency-based | 19 | 47% | 75% | $9,686 |
| 102 | $13,242 | Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Certificate 1 | Texas State Technical College East Williamson County | competency-based | 97 | 24% | 69% | $8,612 |
| 103 | $13,424 | Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning HVAC AAS | El Paso Community College | competency-based | 16 | 100% | 88% | $6,907 |
| 104 | $13,800 | HVAC Vocatioal Training | ForgeNow | competency-based | 613 | 97% | 68% | $10,346 |
| 105 | $13,895 | Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning & Basic Refigeration | South Texas Vocational Technical Institute - Corpus Christi | competency-based | 360 | 76% | 71% | $7,773 |
| 106 | $14,027 | HVAC/R Certified Technician (Voucher Included) | Texas State University | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 107 | $14,405 | Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Technology AAS | Texas State Technical College East Williamson County | competency-based | 81 | 31% | 73% | $12,092 |
| 108 | $14,405 | Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Technology AAS | Texas State Technical College North Texas Center | competency-based | 37 | 41% | 74% | $8,662 |
| 109 | $14,695 | Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning & Basic Refrigeration | South Texas Vocational Technical Institute San Antonio | competency-based | 456 | 76% | 75% | $9,182 |
| 110 | $14,995 | Residential and Commercial Heating and Air Conditioning and Commercial Refrigeration EPA | Austin Career Institute | competency-based | 79 | 85% | 48% | $11,517 |
| 111 | $14,995 | Residential and Commercial Heating and Air Conditioning and Commercial Refrigeration | Austin Career Institute | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 112 | $15,078 | Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning & Basic Refrigeration | South Texas Vocational Technical Institute McAllen | competency-based | 390 | 60% | 72% | $7,346 |
| 113 | $15,400 | Building Maintenance Air Conditioning and Heating Program | Professional Career Training Institute | competency-based | 18 | 100% | 55% | $8,188 |
| 114 | $17,269 | HVAC Repair Service Technician | Perfect Technician Academy | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 115 | $18,229 | HVACR Technician | MIAT College of Technology | competency-based | 405 | 63% | 73% | $9,906 |
| 116 | $18,633 | Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration | Fortis Institute Houston North | competency-based | 331 | 73% | 58% | $6,838 |
| 117 | $18,633 | Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration | Fortis College Houston South | competency-based | 343 | 69% | 65% | $7,432 |
| 118 | $18,905 | Commercial Refrigeration Heating and Air Conditionin | Lamson Institute | competency-based | 407 | 77% | 72% | $10,128 |
| 119 | $19,035 | Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning Technology AAS | Texas State Technical College Fort Bend | competency-based | 127 | 26% | 64% | $8,773 |
| 120 | $19,050 | Refrigeration Technologies | Tulsa Welding School Inc | competency-based | 400 | 58% | 75% | $7,189 |
| 121 | $19,290 | Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Basic Refrigeration | Edge Tech Academy | competency-based | 257 | 66% | 81% | $8,632 |
| 122 | $20,025 | HVAC | Southern Careers Institute | competency-based | 678 | 69% | 48% | $8,039 |
| 123 | $20,025 | HVAC | Southern Careers Institute | competency-based | 205 | 72% | 74% | $7,522 |
| 124 | $20,025 | HVAC | Southern Careers Institute | competency-based | 274 | 67% | 68% | $5,760 |
| 125 | $21,034 | Heating Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Technician Apprentice Certificate | Grayson County College | competency-based | 21 | 33% | 50% | $5,456 |
| 126 | $23,450 | Electro-Mechanical Technologies | Tulsa Welding School Inc | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 127 | $36,037 | Refrigeration & HVAC Technology | Western Technical College | competency-based | 187 | 64% | 72% | $6,550 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (3,833 programs for Texas 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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