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Certificate (under 1 year)+1% vs national median647 grads tracked

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

Ranked 31st of 74 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$43,047
middle 50%: $30,932 – $58,231
Median · 5 years out
$55,573
middle 50%: $42,765 – $72,978
Median · 10 years out
$62,378
middle 50%: $47,046 – $84,300

Salary trajectory

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

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

HVAC certificate holders earn a median salary of $43k in their first year. Median earnings rise to $62k after ten years of experience.

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
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,355 total interest

Same major at other universities

Jefferson College
$56,524 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$56,473 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Illinois Central College
$56,106 · 5 yrs out
Cedar Valley College
$55,965 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$55,665 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$55,335 · 5 yrs out
Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$55,335 · 5 yrs out
Midlands Technical College
$55,214 · 5 yrs out
Tyler Junior College
$55,047 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$54,513 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Eastfield College

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Associate)
$80,205 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$78,738 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$77,631 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$73,832 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$73,712 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,310 · 5 yrs out
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,174 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$66,831 · 5 yrs out
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,240 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Certificate)
$63,485 · 5 yrs out
Data Processing (Associate)
$63,346 · 5 yrs out
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Certificate)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out

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