HVAC and refrigeration schools in California

46 schools offer a certificate or associate degree in hvac and refrigeration, listed A to Z. Numbers are from federal data; open a school for its programs, costs by family income and sources.

American College of Healthcare and TechnologyRiverside · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
19
Avg net price
$23,009
Finish program
78%
Median earnings
$30,523
American College of Healthcare and TechnologyHuntington Park · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
7
Avg net price
$18,015
Finish program
89%
Median earnings
$30,523
ATA CollegeEl Cajon · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
28
Avg net price
$17,259
Finish program
82%
Median earnings
$41,645
Baldwin Park Adult & Community EducationBaldwin Park · Public technical or community college · Public
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
16
Avg net price
$9,288
Finish program
77%
Median earnings
$38,205
Brownson Technical SchoolAnaheim · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
197
Avg net price
$33,997
Finish program
89%
Median earnings
$71,750
Capstone CollegePasadena · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
53
Avg net price
$17,601
Finish program
86%
Median earnings
$45,481
CET-CoachellaCoachella · Trade or career school · Private nonprofit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
33
Avg net price
$11,322
Finish program
89%
Median earnings
$39,316
CET-ColtonColton · Trade or career school · Private nonprofit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
20
Avg net price
$22,471
Finish program
77%
Median earnings
$39,316
CET-San JoseSan Jose · Trade or career school · Private nonprofit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
9
Avg net price
$21,150
Finish program
73%
Median earnings
$39,316
Charles A Jones Career and Education CenterSacramento · Public technical or community college · Public
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
0
Avg net price
$15,646
Finish program
74%
Median earnings
$44,547
DeHart Technical SchoolModesto · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
54
Avg net price
$39,314
Finish program
83%
Median earnings
$57,451
Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationLa Puente · Public technical or community college · Public
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
44
Avg net price
$3,294
Finish program
77%
Median earnings
$36,574
Institute for Business and TechnologySan Jose · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
129
Avg net price
$27,097
Finish program
76%
Median earnings
$48,283
Institute of TechnologyClovis · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
149
Avg net price
$31,938
Finish program
78%
Median earnings
$40,226
InterCoast Colleges-FairfieldFairfield · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
0
Avg net price
$24,694
Finish program
81%
Median earnings
$45,405
InterCoast Colleges-Rancho CordovaRancho Cordova · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
0
Avg net price
$22,363
Finish program
75%
Median earnings
$45,405
InterCoast Colleges-RiversideRiverside · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
0
Avg net price
$24,129
Finish program
54%
Median earnings
$45,405
InterCoast Colleges-West CovinaWest Covina · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
24
Avg net price
$29,948
Finish program
70%
Median earnings
$45,405
Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles · Public technical or community college · Public
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
0
Avg net price
$3,531
Finish program
33%
Median earnings
$38,731
Mayfield CollegeCathedral City · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
60
Avg net price
$26,045
Finish program
79%
Median earnings
$37,046
National Career EducationCitrus Heights · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
82
Avg net price
$24,267
Finish program
82%
Median earnings
$48,283
National Polytechnic CollegeLakewood · Two-year college · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
12
Avg net price
$35,305
Finish program
70%
Median earnings
$42,681
Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa · Public technical or community college · Public
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
0
Avg net price
$1,850
Finish program
49%
Median earnings
$42,005
San Joaquin Valley College-BakersfieldBakersfield · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate, Associate degree
Finished last year
25
Avg net price
$22,588
Finish program
57%
Median earnings
$39,247
San Joaquin Valley College-HesperiaHesperia · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate, Associate degree
Finished last year
39
Avg net price
$29,089
Finish program
74%
Median earnings
$39,247
San Joaquin Valley College-LancasterLancaster · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate, Associate degree
Finished last year
44
Avg net price
$28,061
Finish program
71%
Median earnings
$39,247
San Joaquin Valley College-OntarioOntario · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate, Associate degree
Finished last year
44
Avg net price
$28,000
Finish program
72%
Median earnings
$39,247
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho MirageRancho Mirage · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate, Associate degree
Finished last year
20
Avg net price
$29,479
Finish program
64%
Median earnings
$39,247
San Joaquin Valley College-TemeculaTemecula · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate, Associate degree
Finished last year
86
Avg net price
$26,534
Finish program
80%
Median earnings
$39,247
San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education CenterFresno · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate, Associate degree
Finished last year
23
Avg net price
$28,609
Finish program
68%
Median earnings
$39,247
San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaVisalia · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate, Associate degree
Finished last year
85
Avg net price
$30,383
Finish program
38%
Median earnings
$39,247
Summit CollegeSan Bernardino · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
0
Avg net price
$29,181
Finish program
64%
Median earnings
$48,616
UEI College-BakersfieldBakersfield · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
111
Avg net price
$33,327
Finish program
75%
Median earnings
$27,580
UEI College-Chula VistaChula Vista · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
120
Avg net price
$36,023
Finish program
76%
Median earnings
$31,993
UEI College-FresnoFresno · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
210
Avg net price
$30,755
Finish program
68%
Median earnings
$27,580
UEI College-Garden GroveGarden Grove · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
115
Avg net price
$31,051
Finish program
73%
Median earnings
$31,993
UEI College-GardenaGardena · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
86
Avg net price
$33,175
Finish program
65%
Median earnings
$30,813
UEI College-Huntington ParkHuntington Park · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
102
Avg net price
$29,961
Finish program
73%
Median earnings
$31,993
UEI College-OceansideOceanside · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
88
Avg net price
$33,307
Finish program
77%
Median earnings
$31,993
UEI College-OntarioOntario · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
177
Avg net price
$33,510
Finish program
72%
Median earnings
$31,993
UEI College-ResedaReseda · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
134
Avg net price
$32,114
Finish program
83%
Median earnings
$31,993
UEI College-RiversideRiverside · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
269
Avg net price
$31,892
Finish program
79%
Median earnings
$30,813
UEI College-SacramentoSacramento · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
75
Avg net price
$31,166
Finish program
67%
Median earnings
$30,813
UEI College-StocktonStockton · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
63
Avg net price
$33,601
Finish program
78%
Median earnings
$31,993
UEI College-West CovinaWest Covina · Trade or career school · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
48
Avg net price
$31,276
Finish program
72%
Median earnings
$31,993
Universal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaLong Beach · Two-year college · Private for-profit
Offers
Certificate
Finished last year
0
Avg net price
$31,974
Finish program
68%
Median earnings
$55,688

"Finish program" is the share of first-time, full-time students who finish within 1.5 times the normal length, for the whole school. "Median earnings" is for all students at the school who got federal aid, 6 years after they started; program-level earnings are on each school's page where reported. Data from College Scorecard, pulled November 5, 2026.