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

Troy, NY · Associate's Degree · about 33 graduates a year

$47,134
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$64,515
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$58,236
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#9 of 39
Rank by pay
#17 of 39
Rank, wage-adjusted
$12,000
Median federal debt

Hudson Valley Community College graduates in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) earn 11% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Hudson Valley Community College Compares for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

All 39 colleges reporting heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN$87,786$83,854#1$56,191
2Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN$86,733$82,849#2$65,592
3Century College White Bear Lake, MN$76,972$73,525#4$52,105
4Dunwoody College of Technology Minneapolis, MN$75,499$72,118#5$47,076
5Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA$75,318$68,584#6—
6Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology Okmulgee, OK$68,072$76,429#3$58,336
7Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs, CO$67,308$62,946#15—
8Southeast Community College Area Lincoln, NE$65,462$67,658#11$49,666
9Hudson Valley Community College Troy, NY$64,515$61,405#17$47,134
10Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Broomfield, CO$64,183$60,024#19—
11Southeast Technical College Sioux Falls, SD$63,423$68,268#7—
12Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN$63,337$67,949#9$57,323

Other Majors at Hudson Valley Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$85,166$58,246#37 of 560
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$83,443$69,638#339 of 962
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$81,276—#12 of 59
Engineering$73,204—#33 of 53
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$69,398$49,095#24 of 52
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$67,702$56,997#29 of 40
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$62,598$52,151#138 of 237
Information Science/Studies$61,679$38,906#15 of 24
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$59,472—#42 of 117
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$58,190$44,162#8 of 9
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$53,029$43,799#132 of 176
Business Administration, Management and Operations$51,266$38,018#207 of 547
Criminal Justice and Corrections$47,627$30,093#195 of 426
Health and Medical Administrative Services$47,573$36,061#56 of 286
Accounting and Related Services$47,322—#138 of 225
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$46,782—#8 of 58
Computer Software and Media Applications$41,976$24,099#16 of 39
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$41,374$28,464#586 of 947
Human Services$38,446$32,887#50 of 65
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$37,320$28,815#30 of 93
Fine and Studio Arts$25,831—#25 of 28

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Hudson Valley Community College heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $47,134 one year after graduating and $64,515 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Hudson Valley Community College rank for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr)?

Among 39 colleges reporting earnings for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) graduates, Hudson Valley Community College ranks #9 by median pay four years after graduation, and #17 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) at Hudson Valley Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 11% more than the national median for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) ($58,236), and the median federal debt at graduation is $12,000.

← All data for Hudson Valley Community College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.