Which Ohio HVAC program has the lowest debt?

Butler Technology and Career Development Schools reports the lowest median federal debt, $6,840, with first-year pay of $41,108.

How much do HVAC graduates earn in Ohio?

The median across 8 Ohio HVAC certificate programs is $37,441 in the first year after graduating and $42,970 five years after. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Ohio earn a median of $62,510 across all experience levels.

How many HVAC certificate programs are in Ohio?

8 Ohio programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

HVAC (Certificate) Programs in Ohio, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

8 programs report first-year pay
8 also report federal debt
Certificate in Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Ohio HVAC certificate program pays its graduates $37,441 in their first year, $468 more than the national median. Butler Technology and Career Development Schools reports the highest first-year pay ($41,108), and Butler Technology and Career Development Schools the lowest median debt ($6,840).

Median first-year pay$37,441National $36,974

Median pay after 5 years$42,970National $45,559

Median federal debt$10,923National $10,117

Debt-to-earnings29%National 29%

All 8 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Butler Technology and Career Development SchoolsMonroe · public	$41,108	Not reported	$6,840	17%
2	Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical SchoolsGroveport · public	$40,131	$53,596	$9,298	23%
3	Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking CountyNewark · public	$38,833	$37,467	$9,430	24%
4	Ohio Business College-SheffieldSheffield Village · private for-profit	$37,743	Not reported	$12,416	33%
5	Fortis College-Cuyahoga FallsCuyahoga Falls · private for-profit	$37,139	$41,984	$13,000	35%
6	Fortis College-CentervilleCenterville · private for-profit	$36,981	$42,970	$13,000	35%
7	Great Oaks Career CampusesCincinnati · public	$36,172	$53,431	$8,152	23%
8	Stautzenberger College-MaumeeMaumee · private for-profit	$33,403	Not reported	$13,730	41%

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.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 8 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Butler Technology and Career Development Schools$41,108
Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools$40,131
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County$38,833
Ohio Business College-Sheffield$37,743
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls$37,139

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

What heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers earn in Ohio

Pay for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Ohio, across all experience levels, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Common questions

Butler Technology and Career Development Schools in Monroe reports the highest median first-year pay, $41,108. Its median federal debt is $6,840.

HVAC (Certificate) programs in the US, ranked154 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
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 rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the HVAC certificate programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024