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Certificate (1-2 years)+26% vs national median498 grads tracked

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) at Hennepin Technical College

Ranked 6th of 60 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$55,879
middle 50%: $42,047 – $72,994
Median · 5 years out
$70,298
middle 50%: $55,746 – $89,305
Median · 10 years out
$79,598
middle 50%: $60,404 – $100,694

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

HVAC technicians from Hennepin Technical College see significant earning potential. Year-1 median salaries start at $56k and reach $80k after ten years.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.7 yrs
≈ $6,239 total interest

Same major at other universities

Moraine Valley Community College
$95,990 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$77,691 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$74,110 · 5 yrs out
College Of DuPage
$72,884 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Century College
$67,675 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$66,850 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$66,338 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$65,698 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State College Southeast
$65,669 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$64,628 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
$63,769 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Hennepin Technical College

Computer Software and Media Applications (Certificate)
$89,177 · 5 yrs out
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Certificate)
$88,109 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$85,997 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$84,761 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$77,819 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$77,603 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$77,316 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$76,944 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$76,823 · 5 yrs out

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