Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) at Tidewater Tech-Trades

Norfolk, VA · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma · about 99 graduates a year

$30,448
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$41,817
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,148
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#184 of 226
Rank by pay
#219 of 226
Rank, wage-adjusted
$14,750
Median federal debt

Tidewater Tech-Trades graduates in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) earn 13% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 35% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Tidewater Tech-Trades 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—
…
181Fortis Institute Houston, TX$42,645$43,357#165$30,110
182Valley College-Martinsburg Martinsburg, WV$42,632$50,436#105$33,697
183Southern Technical College Orlando, FL$42,084$44,793#158$31,990
184Tidewater Tech-Trades Norfolk, VA$41,817$38,078#219$30,448
185Mohave Community College Kingman, AZ$41,781$42,931#171—
186South Texas College Mcallen, TX$41,624$42,319#183$25,711
187Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX$41,266$41,955#186$32,414

Other Majors at Tidewater Tech-Trades by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Precision Metal Working$46,800$32,269#215 of 365
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection$42,871$35,172#9 of 25
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$41,911$30,531#257 of 319

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Tidewater Tech-Trades heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $30,448 one year after graduating and $41,817 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Tidewater Tech-Trades 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, Tidewater Tech-Trades ranks #184 by median pay four years after graduation, and #219 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician (hac, hacr, hvac, hvacr) at Tidewater Tech-Trades worth it?

Its graduates earn 13% 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 $14,750.

← All data for Tidewater Tech-Trades · 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.