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Certificate (1-2 years)+3% vs national median242 grads tracked

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

Ranked 23rd 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
$38,509
middle 50%: $30,837 – $46,829
Median · 5 years out
$57,227
middle 50%: $46,663 – $68,815
Median · 10 years out
$66,514
middle 50%: $54,267 – $85,242

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

Southeast Technical College HVAC graduates earn $39k in their first year. Median salaries rise to $57k after five years and $67k after ten.

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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,708 total interest

Same major at other universities

Greenville Technical College
$60,696 · 5 yrs out
South Central College
$60,657 · 5 yrs out
Emily Griffith Technical College
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
Salt Lake Community College
$59,187 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
Monroe Community College
$57,584 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$55,746 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$55,111 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$53,793 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southeast Technical College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,375 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,227 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$69,900 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,363 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,446 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$61,969 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$61,812 · 5 yrs out
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$61,205 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,612 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$58,956 · 5 yrs out

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