Career Training Path › HVAC schools › Georgia
HVAC schools in Georgia
Georgia has 27 accredited campuses awarding hvac credentials. If you finish and work as an HVAC technician in Georgia, expect to start around $36,990–$46,250 and reach a median of $56,390 with experience; the top quarter earn $66,180 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $33,949 in their first year, against $32,848 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What hvac and refrigeration mechanics and installers earn in Georgia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 12,290 employed in Georgia. National median: $61,010.
Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbanyAmericusAthensAtlantaAugustaChambleeClarkesvilleClarkstonColumbusGainesvilleGriffinLawrencevilleMariettaMorrowRomeSandersvilleSavannahSmyrnaStatesboroStone MountainThomasvilleValdostaVidaliaWacoWarner RobinsWaycross
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College | Clarkston | Public | 106 | $41,375 | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee | Chamblee | for-profit | 43 | $40,539 | $10,810 | 37% | not reported |
| Athens Technical College | Athens | Public | 64 | $38,068 | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome | Public | 44 | $35,676 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus | Public | 62 | $34,299 | not reported | 27% | not reported |
| West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Public | 97 | $34,114 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Chattahoochee Technical College | Marietta | Public | 154 | $33,785 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Gwinnett Technical College | Lawrenceville | Public | 79 | $33,674 | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Fortis College-Smyrna | Smyrna | for-profit | 40 | $33,511 | $13,000 | 59% | not reported |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin | Public | 29 | $32,250 | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| United Education Institute-Morrow | Morrow | for-profit | 118 | $30,225 | $9,500 | 51% | $41,199 |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public | 102 | $30,118 | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public | 172 | $24,954 | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Augusta Technical College | Augusta | Public | 37 | $23,514 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah | Public | 67 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross | Public | 58 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | Public | 48 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| United Education Institute-Stone Mountain | Stone Mountain | for-profit | 44 | not reported | $9,500 | 56% | $38,109 |
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus | Public | 33 | not reported | not reported | 61% | not reported |
| Lanier Technical College | Gainesville | Public | 28 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Southern Regional Technical College | Thomasville | Public | 25 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Statesboro | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College | Sandersville | Public | 8 | not reported | not reported | 65% | not reported |
| Helms College | Augusta | non-profit | 7 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.