Arlington, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
38 listings on file
38 trade schools, and no registered apprenticeships. We hold no apprenticeship records for this trade in Texas yet, which is a gap in our coverage rather than a statement about the trade. The schools are below.
What the job pays in Texas
$57,760median, per year
This is what heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers earn across Texas, 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
Texas 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.
Arlington, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$24,633
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,347
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
72%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$29,805
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,271
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Lake Jackson, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$4,732
After grant aid
Median debt
$5,641
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Killeen, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$10,265
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,750
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
11%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Cisco, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$9,624
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
30%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Gainesville, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$6,587
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
35%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Corpus Christi, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$3,399
After grant aid
Median debt
$5,500
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Dallas, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$3,214
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
El Paso, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$3,206
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,566
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
24%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Galveston, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$8,412
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,311
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Athens, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$4,092
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,426
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Hillsboro, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$7,577
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
32%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Houston, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$5,737
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,921
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Kilgore, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$5,364
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,967
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
39%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Port Arthur, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$2,846
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
45%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Baytown, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$6,879
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
53%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
The Woodlands, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$11,252
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,600
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Brownsville, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$3,085
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
30%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Paris, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$7,690
After grant aid
Median debt
$5,342
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
38%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pasadena, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$12,143
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Levelland, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$6,791
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
29%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Uvalde, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$7,372
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,200
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
31%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Texarkana, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$8,812
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
47%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Tyler, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$10,206
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,995
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Wharton, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$4,666
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,703
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
27%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
North Richland Hills, TX · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$25,913
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,271
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
45%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Houston, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$27,964
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
64%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
McAllen, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$1,751
After grant aid
Enrolls year-round
Pasadena, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$12,629
After grant aid
Median debt
$5,353
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
23%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Irving, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$27,139
After grant aid
Median debt
$32,229
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
53%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$26,587
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,853
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
80%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Houston, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$18,332
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
67%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Houston, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$35,101
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
70%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Waco, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$13,508
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
46%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Arlington, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$22,520
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,917
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
84%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Austin, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$17,145
After grant aid
Completion
86%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Austin, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$26,117
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,267
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
75%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Irving, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$34,533
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, 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 apprenticeship38 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.