What Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Associate

national median $62,818 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL	$58,176	$109,788	—	+75%
2	Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA	$62,548	$86,799	—	+38%
3	Suffolk County Community CollegeNY	$59,253	$86,717	—	+38%
4	San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX	$61,167	$85,664	—	+36%
5	Massasoit Community CollegeMA	$50,441	$84,610	—	+35%
6	College Of DuPageIL	$50,636	$80,258	$87,772	+28%
7	Eastfield CollegeTX	$60,696	$80,205	$82,479	+28%
8	SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY	$36,903	$79,247	—	+26%
9	Triton CollegeIL	$77,430	$78,843	$91,987	+26%
10	Cedar Valley CollegeTX	$60,144	$77,430	—	+23%
11	Hennepin Technical CollegeMN	$61,121	$77,316	$83,267	+23%
12	Lone Star College SystemTX	$59,649	$76,015	—	+21%
13	College of Lake CountyIL	$64,402	$74,872	$85,664	+19%
14	Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN	$63,044	$72,585	—	+16%
15	Joliet Junior CollegeIL	$40,729	$72,585	—	+16%
16	Century CollegeMN	$55,137	$71,360	$91,987	+14%
17	South Plains CollegeTX	$56,069	$70,298	—	+12%
18	Elgin Community CollegeIL	$59,550	$69,154	—	+10%
19	Portland Community CollegeOR	$57,248	$68,521	—	+9%
20	Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - OkmulgeeOK	$57,111	$68,310	—	+9%
21	South Central CollegeMN	$53,202	$67,967	—	+8%
22	Illinois Central CollegeIL	$45,365	$64,798	$93,428	+3%
23	Southeast Technical CollegeSD	$48,230	$63,610	$73,728	+1%
24	Hudson Valley Community CollegeNY	$48,339	$63,406	$80,572	+1%
25	El Paso Community CollegeTX	$41,154	$63,270	—	+1%
26	Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA	$46,331	$62,818	$69,612	0%
27	Del Mar CollegeTX	$46,471	$62,224	$71,728	-1%
28	Honolulu Community CollegeHI	$42,767	$62,075	$78,843	-1%
29	Eastern Maine Community CollegeME	$46,777	$61,926	$62,818	-1%
30	City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL	$50,676	$60,837	—	-3%
31	John A. Logan CollegeIL	$39,975	$59,253	$55,464	-6%
32	Pikes Peak State CollegeCO	$44,060	$58,858	—	-6%
33	Mitchell Technical CollegeSD	$46,183	$58,114	—	-7%
34	Monroe Community CollegeNY	$39,175	$58,114	$67,042	-7%
35	Midlands Technical CollegeSC	$42,776	$57,190	$62,818	-9%
36	Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY	$42,251	$56,579	$65,122	-10%
37	Tyler Junior CollegeTX	$46,207	$56,524	$64,930	-10%
38	SUNY College of Technology at AlfredNY	$42,092	$55,993	$67,343	-11%
39	State Technical College of MissouriMO	$42,054	$55,060	$71,115	-12%
40	Southern Maine Community CollegeME	$45,427	$54,898	$72,585	-13%
41	Tri-County Technical CollegeSC	$42,300	$54,836	$62,322	-13%
42	North Iowa Area Community CollegeIA	$42,563	$54,715	$67,426	-13%
43	Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL	$42,555	$54,615	$68,098	-13%
44	Piedmont Technical CollegeSC	$42,918	$53,578	$69,154	-15%
45	Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA	$39,818	$52,283	$74,110	-17%
46	Jefferson CollegeMO	$38,834	$52,165	$61,332	-17%
47	Montana State University - BillingsMT	$43,047	$51,929	$64,930	-17%
48	Virginia Highlands Community CollegeVA	$35,184	$51,627	—	-18%
49	Florence - Darlington Technical CollegeSC	$41,424	$48,487	$48,030	-23%
50	South Texas CollegeTX	$32,305	$44,767	—	-29%
51	Texas State Technical CollegeTX	$31,905	$42,776	$50,311	-32%
52	Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN	$70,527	—	—	—
53	Vincennes UniversityIN	$67,570	—	—	—
54	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3IN	$64,930	—	—	—
55	St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN	$60,837	—	—	—
56	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2IN	$59,848	—	—	—
57	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12IN	$51,789	—	—	—
58	Kilgore CollegeTX	$51,223	—	—	—
59	Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA	$48,943	—	—	—
60	Metropolitan Community CollegeMO	$48,487	—	—	—
61	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4IN	$47,705	—	—	—
62	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6IN	$47,315	—	—	—
63	Sauk Valley Community CollegeIL	$44,398	—	—	—
64	Tidewater Community CollegeVA	$43,647	—	—	—
65	Oakton CollegeIL	$43,588	—	—	—
66	Central Texas College DistrictTX	$40,342	—	—	—
67	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5IN	$38,967	—	—	—

Certificate (1-2 years)

national median $55,746 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL	$46,708	$95,990	$106,400	+72%
2	Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA	$53,647	$77,691	—	+39%
3	Triton CollegeIL	$61,332	$74,110	$81,671	+33%
4	College Of DuPageIL	$51,452	$72,884	$70,527	+31%
5	SUNY College of Technology at DelhiNY	$34,002	$71,441	$76,015	+28%
6	Hennepin Technical CollegeMN	$55,879	$70,298	$79,598	+26%
7	Century CollegeMN	$52,379	$67,675	$84,400	+21%
8	Elgin Community CollegeIL	$44,398	$66,850	$76,958	+20%
9	College of Lake CountyIL	$57,537	$66,338	$76,958	+19%
10	Waubonsee Community CollegeIL	$56,312	$65,698	$72,871	+18%
11	Minnesota State College SoutheastMN	$54,365	$65,669	$69,154	+18%
12	Cedar Valley CollegeTX	$51,789	$64,628	—	+16%
13	St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN	$35,709	$63,769	$77,273	+14%
14	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3IN	$54,051	$62,818	—	+13%
15	Eastfield CollegeTX	$52,071	$62,818	—	+13%
16	Northland Community and Technical CollegeMN	$41,650	$61,332	—	+10%
17	Greenville Technical CollegeSC	$46,183	$60,696	$66,514	+9%
18	South Central CollegeMN	$42,660	$60,657	—	+9%
19	Emily Griffith Technical CollegeCO	$47,856	$60,442	—	+8%
20	Salt Lake Community CollegeUT	$45,751	$59,187	—	+6%
21	Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN	$41,481	$58,734	$71,899	+5%
22	Monroe Community CollegeNY	$39,695	$57,584	$69,727	+3%
23	Southeast Technical CollegeSD	$38,509	$57,227	$66,514	+3%
24	Midlands Technical CollegeSC	$45,591	$56,877	$61,036	+2%
25	Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA	$32,557	$56,877	—	+2%
26	Metropolitan Community CollegeMO	$45,030	$56,524	—	+1%
27	Erie Community CollegeNY	$41,887	$55,746	—	0%
28	Kankakee Community CollegeIL	$45,300	$55,111	$83,557	-1%
29	Southwestern Illinois CollegeIL	$41,326	$53,793	$58,858	-4%
30	City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL	$39,242	$53,485	—	-4%
31	Central Texas College DistrictTX	$42,866	$53,243	—	-4%
32	Rochester Community and Technical CollegeMN	$38,509	$53,243	$73,075	-4%
33	Tidewater Community CollegeVA	$45,030	$53,107	—	-5%
34	Kirkwood Community CollegeIA	$37,209	$53,107	$67,936	-5%
35	York Technical CollegeSC	$43,331	$52,636	$59,105	-6%
36	Hawkeye Community CollegeIA	$38,341	$52,636	$65,590	-6%
37	Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA	$35,355	$52,636	—	-6%
38	SUNY College of Technology at CantonNY	$34,494	$52,563	$61,332	-6%
39	Mitchell Technical CollegeSD	$40,342	$52,283	$54,993	-6%
40	Delgado Community CollegeLA	$46,717	$51,789	—	-7%
41	Northeast Iowa Community CollegeIA	$36,215	$51,537	$66,891	-8%
42	Northshore Technical Community CollegeLA	$34,388	$51,223	—	-8%
43	Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA	$37,911	$51,086	$53,181	-8%
44	Sauk Valley Community CollegeIL	$51,929	$50,676	—	-9%
45	Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community CollegesNY	$39,884	$50,441	—	-10%
46	Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN	$53,397	$49,855	—	-11%
47	South Louisiana Community CollegeLA	$33,739	$49,035	—	-12%
48	Ozarks Technical Community CollegeMO	$40,342	$48,487	—	-13%
49	Southside Virginia Community CollegeVA	$36,674	$48,487	—	-13%
50	Lincoln Land Community CollegeIL	$34,504	$48,144	—	-14%
51	Parkland CollegeIL	$34,840	$48,030	—	-14%
52	Washington County Community CollegeME	$36,215	$47,574	—	-15%
53	East Central CollegeMO	$40,170	$47,392	$64,085	-15%
54	Southwest Texas Junior CollegeTX	$32,393	$46,298	—	-17%
55	South Central Louisiana Technical CollegeLA	$34,840	$44,669	—	-20%
56	Northwest Louisiana Technical Community CollegeLA	$34,531	$44,087	—	-21%
57	Virginia Highlands Community CollegeVA	$41,019	$43,497	—	-22%
58	Patrick & Henry Community CollegeVA	$34,002	$43,317	—	-22%
59	Danville Community CollegeVA	$36,341	$40,146	—	-28%
60	Lake Land CollegeIL	$34,188	$40,067	$46,207	-28%
61	Prairie State CollegeIL	$65,986	—	—	—
62	Oakton CollegeIL	$54,051	—	—	—
63	Dakota County Technical CollegeMN	$51,480	—	—	—
64	Pikes Peak State CollegeCO	$51,223	—	—	—
65	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4IN	$50,129	—	—	—
66	Richland Community CollegeIL	$49,399	—	—	—
67	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2IN	$48,487	—	—	—
68	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12IN	$48,487	—	—	—
69	Southern Maine Community CollegeME	$46,532	—	—	—
70	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6IN	$44,849	—	—	—
71	Honolulu Community CollegeHI	$44,249	—	—	—
72	Morton CollegeIL	$44,129	—	—	—
73	Del Mar CollegeTX	$43,463	—	—	—
74	Minnesota North CollegeMN	$42,660	—	—	—
75	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 7IN	$42,146	—	—	—
76	Southwest Virginia Community CollegeVA	$41,115	—	—	—
77	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5IN	$39,793	—	—	—
78	Joliet Junior CollegeIL	$39,310	—	—	—
79	Elaine P. Nunez Community CollegeLA	$37,592	—	—	—
80	Laramie County Community CollegeWY	$37,041	—	—	—
81	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14IN	$36,674	—	—	—
82	Mountain Empire Community CollegeVA	$36,491	—	—	—
83	El Paso Community CollegeTX	$35,233	—	—	—
84	SOWELA Technical Community CollegeLA	$33,861	—	—	—
85	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13IN	$32,972	—	—	—
86	L. E. Fletcher Technical Community CollegeLA	$30,437	—	$65,081	—
87	Louisiana Delta Community CollegeLA	$28,622	—	—	—
88	Central Louisiana Technical Community CollegeLA	$28,536	—	—	—
89	Baton Rouge Community CollegeLA	$28,240	—	—	—

Certificate (under 1 year)

national median $55,047 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Moraine Valley Community CollegeIL	$47,119	$97,992	$116,662	+78%
2	Oakton CollegeIL	$50,539	$80,729	$74,729	+47%
3	Prairie State CollegeIL	$56,106	$76,015	$85,664	+38%
4	Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA	$51,627	$70,441	—	+28%
5	Waubonsee Community CollegeIL	$43,271	$67,042	—	+22%
6	Hill CollegeTX	$48,487	$66,514	$85,664	+21%
7	Brazosport CollegeTX	$50,919	$66,486	$73,728	+21%
8	William Rainey Harper CollegeIL	$48,803	$64,204	$73,157	+17%
9	Springfield Technical Community CollegeMA	$42,371	$62,818	—	+14%
10	Elgin Community CollegeIL	$44,129	$61,712	$75,253	+12%
11	San Jacinto Community College DistrictTX	$47,602	$61,427	$75,329	+12%
12	Illinois Valley Community CollegeIL	$44,129	$61,332	$78,709	+11%
13	Lone Star College SystemTX	$44,464	$60,789	$66,409	+10%
14	College of Lake CountyIL	$46,289	$60,330	$68,274	+10%
15	Midland CollegeTX	$41,115	$59,848	$72,014	+9%
16	Richland Community CollegeIL	$41,115	$59,848	—	+9%
17	Laurel Ridge Community CollegeVA	$40,037	$59,105	—	+7%
18	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 2IN	$41,920	$58,065	—	+5%
19	Portland Community CollegeOR	$41,644	$57,938	$71,441	+5%
20	City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King CollegeIL	$43,722	$57,867	$77,901	+5%
21	Metropolitan Community CollegeMO	$41,653	$57,867	—	+5%
22	Eastern Iowa Community CollegesIA	$37,592	$57,791	—	+5%
23	Des Moines Area Community CollegeIA	$44,129	$57,372	$67,254	+4%
24	Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeMN	$41,695	$56,877	—	+3%
25	Jefferson CollegeMO	$39,242	$56,524	—	+3%
26	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4IN	$44,939	$56,473	—	+3%
27	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13IN	$34,188	$56,170	—	+2%
28	Illinois Central CollegeIL	$45,039	$56,106	$64,578	+2%
29	Cedar Valley CollegeTX	$42,881	$55,965	$63,061	+2%
30	Virginia Western Community CollegeVA	$46,156	$55,665	—	+1%
31	Eastfield CollegeTX	$43,047	$55,573	$62,378	+1%
32	Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort CampusSC	$46,663	$55,335	$55,746	+1%
33	Brightpoint Community CollegeVA	$46,207	$55,335	—	+1%
34	Midlands Technical CollegeSC	$44,876	$55,214	$56,524	0%
35	Tyler Junior CollegeTX	$40,696	$55,047	$60,177	0%
36	Kilgore CollegeTX	$36,151	$54,757	$59,253	-1%
37	Greenville Technical CollegeSC	$43,306	$54,513	$59,649	-1%
38	John A. Logan CollegeIL	$34,107	$54,051	$61,827	-2%
39	Piedmont Technical CollegeSC	$43,948	$53,485	$69,466	-3%
40	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Olney Central CollegeIL	$43,647	$53,343	$59,848	-3%
41	South Plains CollegeTX	$34,840	$53,279	$56,406	-3%
42	Houston Community CollegeTX	$41,669	$53,167	$65,011	-3%
43	Del Mar CollegeTX	$41,127	$52,720	$63,061	-4%
44	Trident Technical CollegeSC	$42,490	$52,354	$61,827	-5%
45	Danville Area Community CollegeIL	$37,361	$52,031	—	-5%
46	York Technical CollegeSC	$42,446	$51,223	$61,969	-7%
47	Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeIA	$35,195	$51,223	$58,363	-7%
48	Sauk Valley Community CollegeIL	$42,146	$50,791	$72,322	-8%
49	Ivy Tech Community College of IndianaIN	$43,912	$50,591	$50,831	-8%
50	Lincoln Land Community CollegeIL	$33,495	$49,582	$59,550	-10%
51	Lee CollegeTX	$38,967	$49,399	—	-10%
52	Wharton County Junior CollegeTX	$32,000	$49,399	$65,634	-10%
53	Central Virginia Community CollegeVA	$39,695	$49,269	—	-10%
54	Spartanburg Community CollegeSC	$40,342	$48,581	$57,448	-12%
55	Cisco CollegeTX	$36,674	$48,487	$69,154	-12%
56	El Paso Community CollegeTX	$35,495	$48,487	$50,676	-12%
57	Central Texas College DistrictTX	$40,113	$47,802	$62,818	-13%
58	Aiken Technical CollegeSC	$39,184	$47,802	$54,365	-13%
59	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 14IN	$36,903	$46,924	—	-15%
60	Kaskaskia CollegeIL	$36,330	$46,924	$59,848	-15%
61	Paris Junior CollegeTX	$36,246	$46,746	$49,095	-15%
62	Horry - Georgetown Technical CollegeSC	$40,564	$45,979	$56,877	-16%
63	Florence - Darlington Technical CollegeSC	$37,132	$45,946	$55,699	-17%
64	New River Community CollegeVA	$43,047	$45,751	—	-17%
65	Mountain Empire Community CollegeVA	$37,841	$45,075	—	-18%
66	Texarkana CollegeTX	$35,700	$44,502	—	-19%
67	Wytheville Community CollegeVA	$40,568	$43,670	—	-21%
68	Texas State Technical CollegeTX	$29,654	$43,255	$54,267	-21%
69	Southwest Texas Junior CollegeTX	$28,103	$42,822	$52,793	-22%
70	Central Carolina Technical CollegeSC	$43,047	$41,424	—	-25%
71	South Texas CollegeTX	$30,161	$41,179	$49,256	-25%
72	Trinity Valley Community CollegeTX	$35,591	$40,502	$45,480	-26%
73	Coastal Bend CollegeTX	$29,807	$39,655	$53,578	-28%
74	Galveston CollegeTX	$31,171	$39,242	—	-29%
75	Ogden-Weber Technical CollegeUT	$63,270	—	—	—
76	Mountainland Technical CollegeUT	$61,121	—	—	—
77	Pikes Peak State CollegeCO	$50,129	—	—	—
78	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12IN	$48,878	—	—	—
79	Dixie Technical CollegeUT	$46,663	—	—	—
80	Shawnee Community CollegeIL	$45,751	—	—	—
81	North Central Texas CollegeTX	$44,849	—	—	—
82	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana- Region 3IN	$44,849	—	—	—
83	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6IN	$44,398	—	—	—
84	Paul D. Camp Community CollegeVA	$41,695	—	—	—
85	Quinsigamond Community CollegeMA	$41,424	—	—	—
86	Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 5IN	$41,115	—	—	—
87	Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeVA	$40,093	—	—	—
88	Patrick & Henry Community CollegeVA	$38,967	—	—	—
89	Dallas CollegeTX	$38,509	—	—	—
90	Eastern Shore Community CollegeVA	$30,600	—	—	—

Certificate (2-4 years)

national median $58,363 · 5 yrs

#	University	1 yr	5 yrs	10 yrs	vs national
1	Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN	$56,524	$83,557	—	+43%
2	St. Cloud Technical and Community CollegeMN	$49,062	$66,961	$78,843	+15%
3	Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMN	$47,119	$65,353	—	+12%
4	Minnesota North CollegeMN	$40,342	$58,363	$65,986	0%
5	Jefferson CollegeMO	$41,019	$50,257	$65,986	-14%
6	South Central CollegeMN	$40,146	$49,582	$65,081	-15%