How much debt do Stautzenberger College-Maumee HVAC graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $13,730, which ranks 8th lowest of 8 HVAC certificate programs in Ohio. That works out to about $146 a month over 10 years.

Is the HVAC program at Stautzenberger College-Maumee worth it?

It depends on your other options. Debt equals 41% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 29%. Compare the cost with other Ohio programs before deciding.

Do Stautzenberger College-Maumee HVAC graduates stay in Ohio?

Most do. 97% (63 of 65) were working in Ohio one year after graduating.

Stautzenberger College-Maumee HVAC (Certificate): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Certificate in Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
Private for-profit college
Maumee, OH
About 18 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Stautzenberger College-Maumee HVAC graduates earn about what HVAC graduates earn nationally, $33,403 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $13,730 in federal loans, more than at 84% of HVAC programs in the country. Several Ohio programs report higher pay.

First-year earnings$33,40333rd percentile of 154 programs nationally

Median federal debt$13,7308th lowest of 8 Ohio programs

Debt-to-earnings41%Ohio median 29%, national 29%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Ohio and national columns are the medians across all HVAC certificate programs that report the figure.

	Stautzenberger College-Maumee	Ohio	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$33,403	$37,441	$36,974
Median federal debt at graduation	$13,730	$10,923	$10,117
Debt as share of first-year pay	41%	29%	29%
Programs compared		8	154

Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio HVAC program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Ohio medians.

Stautzenberger College-MaumeeOther Ohio programs

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Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $146 a month, or 5.2% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Two years into repayment (53 borrowers)	Share
Paid off in full	20% or less
Paying down the balance	20% or less
Paused payments (forbearance)	20–39%
In default	20% or less

The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

97% of graduates (63 of 65) were working in Ohio one year after graduating. Prices in the Toledo area are about 9% below the national average, so a $33,403 salary here buys what about $36,524 buys in a typical US city.

The median Ohio HVAC technician earns $62,510, compared with a national median of $61,010. After adjusting for Ohio prices, that pay is worth about $67,379, which puts Ohio ahead.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to HVAC, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

$62,510

Median pay in Ohio. 14,150 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 40,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $38,630Top 10%: $98,310

About Stautzenberger College-Maumee

Tuition and fees	$16,699 / year
Average net price after aid	$21,756 / year
Graduation rate (within 1.5 times the normal program length)	55%
Undergraduate students	586

HVAC ranks 3rd of 9 certificate programs at Stautzenberger College-Maumee by first-year earnings. The top three are Practical Nursing ($39,339), Paralegal Studies ($35,289), and HVAC ($33,403).

Common questions

The median graduate earns $33,403 one year after graduating. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in the Toledo metro area earn a median of $62,460 across all experience levels.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Ohio comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the HVAC program.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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