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HVAC programs in Washington on the federal training list, by published cost
52 programs in Washington’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for HVAC (49-9021). Published costs run from $0 to $54,984; 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/Air Conditioning Installer & Servicer | Construction Industry Training Council of Washington - HVAC | 192 wk · 50 hrs | 10 | 30% | 92% | $22,875 |
| 2 | $0 | HVAC Test Adjust and Balance Technician | Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC | 240 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $0 | HVAC Service Technician | Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC | 240 wk · 50 hrs | 32 | 69% | 100% | — |
| 4 | $0 | HVAC Controls Technician | Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC | 240 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $0 | Residential Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Electrician | Greater Puget Sound Electrical Workers Apprenticeship Committee | 192 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $0 | HVAC/Refrigeration Mechanic | Greater Western Washington Pipe Trades Apprenticeship Committee | 240 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $0 | HVAC/Refrigeration Mechanic | Eastern Washington - Northeast Oregon Pipe Trades Apprenticeship Committee | 240 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $0 | HVAC Service Technician | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | 192 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $0 | HVAC/Refrigeration Mechanic | Seattle Area Plumbers Housing Plumbers Pipefitters HVAC/Refrigeration Me | 240 wk · 50 hrs | 17 | 65% | 97% | — |
| 10 | $0 | HVAC Refrigeration Fitter | Inland Empire Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Apprenticeship Training Com | 240 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $0 | HVAC Service Technician | Northeastern Washington-Northern Idaho Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Committee | 240 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $0 | HVAC Test Adjust and Balance Technician | Northeastern Washington-Northern Idaho Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Committee | 144 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $0 | Facilities Energy Management | Walla Walla Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $645 | HVAC/R Simulations for Field Technicians | Central Washington University Continuing Education | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $1,835 | HVAC 102 | Construction Industry Training Council of Washington | 9 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $1,835 | HVAC 101 | Construction Industry Training Council of Washington | 14 wk · 50 hrs | 7 | — | 100% | $19,324 |
| 17 | $1,835 | HVAC 203 | Construction Industry Training Council of Washington | 9 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $1,835 | HVAC 403 | Construction Industry Training Council of Washington | 9 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $1,835 | HVAC 302 | Construction Industry Training Council of Washington | 8 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $1,835 | HVAC 303 | Construction Industry Training Council of Washington | 9 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $1,835 | HVAC 301 | Construction Industry Training Council of Washington | 13 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $1,835 | HVAC 402 | Construction Industry Training Council of Washington | 8 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $1,835 | HVAC 401 | Construction Industry Training Council of Washington | 13 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $1,835 | HVAC 103 | Construction Industry Training Council of Washington | 8 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $1,835 | HVAC 201 | Construction Industry Training Council of Washington | 13 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $1,835 | HVAC 202 | Construction Industry Training Council of Washington | 8 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $2,895 | HVAC/R Certified Technician (Voucher Included) | Shoreline Community College | 48 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $3,045 | HVAC/R Technician (Voucher Included) | Central Washington University Continuing Education | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $3,045 | HVAC/R Certified Technician (Voucher Included) | Central Washington University Continuing Education | 6 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | $3,185 | HVAC/R Technician (Voucher Included) | Edmonds College | 48 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $3,845 | HVACR Controls/Building Automation Systems | Central Washington University Continuing Education | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $4,395 | HVAC/R Certified Technician (Voucher and Tools Included) | Shoreline Community College | 48 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $4,545 | HVAC/R Technician (Voucher and Tools Included) | Central Washington University Continuing Education | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $4,545 | HVAC/R Certified Technician (Voucher and Tools Included) | Central Washington University Continuing Education | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $4,695 | HVAC/R Technician (Voucher and Tools Included) | Pierce College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | $6,762 | ESRT--Basic HVACR and Controls | Wenatchee Valley College | 48 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $6,762 | ESRT--Commerical Industrial HVACR and DDC Controls | Wenatchee Valley College | 48 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $6,996 | Energy Systems Technology - Facilities Energy Management | Walla Walla Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $9,037 | Commercial Refrigeration Technology | Renton Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | $11,131 | Heating & Air Conditioning: Basic HVAC/Refrig Svc Tech | Clover Park Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | $13,163 | Heating Ventilation A/C & Refrigeration | Bellingham Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | $13,524 | Environmental Systems & Refrig Tech | Wenatchee Valley College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $13,828 | Heating Ventilation A/C & Refrigeration | Bellingham Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $14,108 | Heating & Air Conditioning Service Technician | Clover Park Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | $14,970 | HVAC/R Support Technician | Bates Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | $15,990 | Heating Ventilation A/C & Refrigerator | Spokane Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | $16,156 | Heating Ventilation A/C & Refrigeration Technician | Bates Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | $17,415 | HVAC/R Service Technician Training | Northwest HVAC/R Association and Training Center | 36 wk · 50 hrs | 54 | 83% | 84% | $12,056 |
| 49 | $25,682 | Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration | Charter College - Lacey | competency-based | 88 | 52% | 67% | $10,269 |
| 50 | $25,682 | Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration | Charter College - Pasco | competency-based | 210 | 70% | 85% | $11,264 |
| 51 | $25,682 | Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration | Charter College - Vancouver | competency-based | 63 | 59% | 76% | $11,910 |
| 52 | $54,984 | Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology | Perry Technical Institute | 96 wk · 50 hrs | 28 | 71% | 92% | $16,195 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (4,996 programs for Washington 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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This page sorts HVAC programs in Washington by the cost their providers published. The Retraining ROI report takes one target occupation and one state, ranks every listed program by the employment its completers reported, and — if you give your current pay — prints a payback estimate per program with its basis. Built on order from the same federal record; free sample on that page.
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