Anaheim, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
43 listings on file
43 trade schools, and no registered apprenticeships. We hold no apprenticeship records for this trade in California yet, which is a gap in our coverage rather than a statement about the trade. The schools are below.
What the job pays in California
$72,560median, per year
This is what heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers earn across California, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $61,010.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 49-9021 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26
50-mile radius
California is a big place. Enter your ZIP code to see HVAC programs within 50 miles, paid apprenticeships first.
Price on file
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Anaheim, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$30,513
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
89%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
San Jose, CA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$16,101
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,041
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
81%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Colton, CA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$14,634
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,041
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
72%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
San Jose, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$27,207
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,853
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
84%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Visalia, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$27,854
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,674
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Bakersfield, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$23,351
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,674
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
58%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Sacramento, CA · Public
Net price / yr
$16,605
After grant aid
Median debt
$5,512
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
65%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Huntington Park, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$29,145
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
70%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Citrus Heights, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$25,380
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,853
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
83%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pasadena, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$16,012
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
64%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Coachella, CA · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$16,105
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,041
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
84%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
La Puente, CA · Public
Net price / yr
$3,536
After grant aid
Completion
77%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Ontario, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$26,394
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
66%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Reseda, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$27,464
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
74%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Gardena, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$28,691
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
60%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Fresno, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$28,282
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
61%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Baldwin Park, CA · Public
Net price / yr
$6,665
After grant aid
Completion
71%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Fresno, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$27,887
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,674
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
80%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Riverside, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$19,649
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
65%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Clovis, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$23,159
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
73%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Bakersfield, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$36,126
After grant aid
Median debt
$30,705
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Ontario, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$27,024
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,674
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
64%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Riverside, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$21,641
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,313
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
60%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
West Covina, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$27,536
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,313
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
El Cajon, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$19,157
After grant aid
Median debt
$5,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
89%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Chula Vista, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$28,606
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
71%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
West Covina, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$27,414
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
67%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Lakewood, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$30,669
After grant aid
Median debt
$16,098
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
47%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Cathedral City, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$24,948
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,025
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
82%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Hesperia, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$25,496
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,674
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
63%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Rancho Cordova, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$24,925
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,313
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
67%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Oceanside, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$29,253
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
69%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Garden Grove, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$28,182
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
63%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Riverside, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$29,702
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
71%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Temecula, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$25,869
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,674
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
82%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Stockton, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$28,455
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
71%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Lancaster, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$26,717
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,674
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
57%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Fairfield, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$21,536
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,313
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
71%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Bakersfield, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$27,257
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
68%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Huntington Park, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$17,589
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
76%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Modesto, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$27,477
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,950
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
93%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Sacramento, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$28,670
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
60%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Rancho Mirage, CA · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$28,158
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,674
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
70%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into an hvac apprenticeship43 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.