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

Raleigh, NC · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 119 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,956
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,148
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#18 of 226
Rank by pay
#8 of 226
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

Wake Technical Community College graduates in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) earn 31% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

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

All 226 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
1Perry Technical Institute Yakima, WA$83,230$76,554#1$57,782
2Hennepin Technical College Brooklyn Park, MN$80,039$76,454#2—
3Manatee Technical College Bradenton, FL$70,853$75,414#3$45,926
4Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA$70,726$64,402#16—
5Century College White Bear Lake, MN$70,613$67,451#11$52,870
6Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL$69,893$68,669#6—
7Northwood Technical College Rice Lake, WI$69,787$72,617#4—
8Capstone College Pasadena, CA$67,596$61,508#25$38,740
9St Cloud Technical and Community College Saint Cloud, MN$67,307$64,293#17$57,178
10Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL$66,318$65,157#13—
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15Minnesota State Community and Technical College Fergus Falls, MN$63,894$61,032#28$46,285
16Eastwick College-Nutley Nutley, NJ$63,886$56,072#55$40,270
17DeHart Technical School Modesto, CA$63,650$57,917#46$43,927
18Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC$62,956$67,561#8—
19Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury, NC$62,881$67,480#9—
20Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Broomfield, CO$62,482$58,433#42—
21Western Technical College La Crosse, WI$62,205$64,727#15$52,820

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

Credential1 yr after4 yrs afterMedian debt
Associate's Degree—$63,100—

Other Majors at Wake Technical Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$84,369—#5 of 6
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection$68,939—#2 of 25
Computer and Information Sciences$66,379$55,264#8 of 43
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians$62,938—#31 of 55
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$61,060—#9 of 21
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$55,780—#7 of 11
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$53,531—#112 of 319
Accounting and Related Services$51,858$38,258#20 of 101
Hospitality Administration/Management$50,065—#7 of 12
Business Administration, Management and Operations$47,383$35,574#63 of 120
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$44,924—#13 of 42
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$44,523—#25 of 109
Precision Metal Working$44,469—#267 of 365
Health and Medical Administrative Services$42,708$34,372#57 of 496
Design and Applied Arts$41,857$32,153#10 of 26
Criminal Justice and Corrections$41,709—#148 of 176
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,003—#8 of 59
Culinary Arts and Related Services$37,695—#21 of 68
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$37,233—#206 of 637
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$36,571$28,498#16 of 40
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services$34,789$23,286#70 of 1025

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn $62,956 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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

Among 226 colleges reporting earnings for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) graduates, Wake Technical Community College ranks #18 by median pay four years after graduation, and #8 after adjusting for state wage levels.

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

Its graduates earn 31% more than the national median for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) ($48,148).

← All data for Wake Technical 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.