Long Island City, NY · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
14 listings on file
No sponsor in New York has published a wage scale, so we can name the 1 registered apprenticeship below but not what they pay. The trade schools further down publish their prices, which is why they look more complete. That is a gap in the public record, not a verdict on which is the better deal.
What the job pays in New York
$74,430median, per year
This is what heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers earn across New York, 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
New York is a big place. Enter your ZIP code to see HVAC programs within 50 miles, paid apprenticeships first.
Name and place only
1 sponsor appears in the federal register for this trade. It records that they exist and where, and nothing about pay, cost or intake. To reach one, search its name on the apprenticeship.gov partner finder, or call your state apprenticeship office.
Price on file
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Long Island City, NY · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$14,826
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
78%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Poughkeepsie, NY · Public
Net price / yr
$10,065
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,039
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
30%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Buffalo, NY · Public
Net price / yr
$7,765
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
28%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Johnstown, NY · Public
Net price / yr
$6,696
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,125
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
40%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Troy, NY · Public
Net price / yr
$8,501
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,625
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
35%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Utica, NY · Public
Net price / yr
$8,987
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
38%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Rochester, NY · Public
Net price / yr
$6,353
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,750
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
27%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Alfred, NY · Public
Net price / yr
$15,016
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,750
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Canton, NY · Public
Net price / yr
$15,268
After grant aid
Median debt
$20,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Delhi, NY · Public
Net price / yr
$17,225
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,180
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Selden, NY · Public
Net price / yr
$5,258
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
29%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
West Seneca, NY · Public
Net price / yr
$12,987
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
96%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Liverpool, NY · Public
Net price / yr
$19,002
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,419
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
73%
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 apprenticeship14 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.