Graniteville, SC · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
17 listings on file
No sponsor in South Carolina 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 South Carolina
$56,610median, per year
This is what heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers earn across South Carolina, 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
South Carolina 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.
Graniteville, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$4,807
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Beaufort, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$14,724
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
18%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Florence, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$2,004
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Greenville, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$11,713
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,392
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Conway, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$4,159
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
38%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
West Columbia, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$4,647
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
18%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Greenwood, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$11,366
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
33%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Spartanburg, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$2,405
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
28%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Sumter, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$5,571
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,977
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pendleton, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$14,670
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
42%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Charleston, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$1,406
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,029
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
30%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Kingstree, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$9,887
After grant aid
Completion
15%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Rock Hill, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$5,931
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
30%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
North Charleston, SC · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$31,105
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
67%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Columbia, SC · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$31,941
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
67%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Columbia, SC · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$20,404
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,547
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
43%
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 apprenticeship17 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.