Chattanooga, TN · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
27 listings on file
No sponsor in Tennessee 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 Tennessee
$55,490median, per year
This is what heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers earn across Tennessee, 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
Tennessee 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.
Chattanooga, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$5,283
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,419
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
26%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Dickson, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$14,780
After grant aid
Completion
74%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Elizabethton, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$8,568
After grant aid
Completion
81%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Hartsville, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$7,194
After grant aid
Completion
82%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Jacksboro, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$12,746
After grant aid
Completion
84%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Livingston, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$12,612
After grant aid
Completion
78%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Cookeville, TN · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$12,321
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,343
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
54%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Memphis, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$14,315
After grant aid
Completion
55%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Morristown, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$15,910
After grant aid
Completion
80%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Murfreesboro, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$6,631
After grant aid
Completion
76%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Newbern, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$9,698
After grant aid
Completion
69%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Paris, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$10,060
After grant aid
Completion
75%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pulaski, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$15,269
After grant aid
Completion
75%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Shelbyville, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$7,573
After grant aid
Completion
81%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Crossville, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$10,865
After grant aid
Completion
84%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Jackson, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$8,472
After grant aid
Completion
80%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Knoxville, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$20,012
After grant aid
Completion
71%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Blountville, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$6,864
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,827
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
33%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$14,957
After grant aid
Completion
50%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Nashville, TN · Public
Net price / yr
$15,816
After grant aid
Completion
70%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Memphis, TN · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$26,572
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,271
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
38%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Chattanooga, TN · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$23,958
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,917
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$29,098
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,271
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
47%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Nashville, TN · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$29,039
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,346
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
43%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Cookeville, TN · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$23,582
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
50%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Not enough on file to rank
For each of these the record is missing a price, or the trade is our reading of the program name the school publishes rather than a field we can cite. Either way there is not enough on file to rank them against the schools above, so they are listed and no more.
Requirements, the test, timing
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into an hvac apprenticeship27 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.