Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) at Centura College-Newport News

Newport News, VA · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 62 graduates a year

$29,395
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$43,168
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,148
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#175 of 226
Rank by pay
#216 of 226
Rank, wage-adjusted
$14,730
Median federal debt

Centura College-Newport News graduates in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) earn 10% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 34% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Centura College-Newport News 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—
…
172UEI College-Tacoma Tacoma, WA$43,528$40,036#209$30,235
173West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA$43,377$44,904#152$35,572
174Centura College-Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, VA$43,168$39,308#215$29,395
175Centura College-Newport News Newport News, VA$43,168$39,308#216$29,395
176Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Memphis, TN$42,879$46,841#138—
177Galveston College Galveston, TX$42,831$43,547#162—
178All-State Career-Baltimore Baltimore, MD$42,645$37,426#220$30,110

Other Majors at Centura College-Newport News by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection—$31,641—
Health and Medical Administrative Services$30,747$26,072#439 of 496
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services$26,335$14,301#139 of 199

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Centura College-Newport News heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $29,395 one year after graduating and $43,168 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Centura College-Newport News 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, Centura College-Newport News ranks #175 by median pay four years after graduation, and #216 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) at Centura College-Newport News worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% less than the national median for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) ($48,148), and the median federal debt at graduation is $14,730.

← All data for Centura College-Newport News · 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.