HVAC training in Indianapolis

11 HVAC training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

6 schools offer these HVAC programs with classes in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

HVAC technicians work on heating, ventilation, cooling and refrigeration systems. Most train in a certificate program, which usually includes the EPA refrigerant exam that nearly all technicians must pass, and some states also require a license.¹ In Indianapolis, 8 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 7 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 11 programs

All 56 HVAC training programs in Indiana, including online programs

How much does HVAC training cost in Indianapolis?

$2,456 to $4,733

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 11 programs with a price: $1,743 to $7,367

Finished the program: 80%
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 9 to 34 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made

Is there free HVAC training in Indianapolis?

Yes, if you qualify. Workforce funding can pay for any program on this page.²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most HVAC programs in Indianapolis cost $2,456 to $4,733.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 11 HVAC training programs in Indianapolis approved for funding

11 programs

HVAC technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Heating Ventilation And Air Conditioning Technology - Technical Certificate (tc
Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis
High school diploma or equivalent
Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis · HVAC technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$44,800
Price if you pay yourself$7,367
Program website, Heating Ventilation And Air Conditioning Technology - Technical Certificate (tc at Ivy Tech Community College
More details about Heating Ventilation And Air Conditioning Technology - Technical Certificate (tc at Ivy Tech Community College
Finished
44%
Working at 6 months
81%
Earned in a quarter
$11,199
Length
52 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$647
Students counted
205
a year, estimated
$44,800
price
$7,367
HVAC technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Heating Ventilation And Air Conditioning Certificate (ct)
Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis
High school diploma or equivalent
Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis · HVAC technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$36,200
Price if you pay yourself$4,912
Program website, Heating Ventilation And Air Conditioning Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community College
More details about Heating Ventilation And Air Conditioning Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community College
Finished
44%
Working at 6 months
71%
Earned in a quarter
$9,053
Length
52 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$477
Students counted
167
a year, estimated
$36,200
price
$4,912
HVAC technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Entry Hvac
Central Nine Career Center, Greenwood
No diploma needed
Central Nine Career Center, Greenwood · HVAC technician · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$46,500
Price if you pay yourself$1,743
Program website, Entry Hvac at Central Nine Career Center
More details about Entry Hvac at Central Nine Career Center
Finished
94%
Working at 6 months
73%
Earned in a quarter
$11,628
Length
12 weeks, 8 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
81
a year, estimated
$46,500
price
$1,743
HVAC technicianHybridNo diploma needed
Hvac Technician
Msd Of Wayne Township Adult Education, Indianapolis
No diploma needed
Msd Of Wayne Township Adult Education, Indianapolis · HVAC technician · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,540
Program website, Hvac Technician at Msd Of Wayne Township Adult Education
More details about Hvac Technician at Msd Of Wayne Township Adult Education
Finished
80%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
16 weeks, 6 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$270
Students counted
33
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,540
HVAC technicianHybridNo diploma needed
Hvac Level 1
Minority Contractors Collaboration, Indianapolis
No diploma needed
Minority Contractors Collaboration, Indianapolis · HVAC technician · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,833
Program website, Hvac Level 1 at Minority Contractors Collaboration
More details about Hvac Level 1 at Minority Contractors Collaboration
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
13 weeks, 6 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$153
Students counted
10
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,833
HVAC technicianHybridNo diploma needed
Hvac Level 2
Minority Contractors Collaboration, Indianapolis
No diploma needed
Minority Contractors Collaboration, Indianapolis · HVAC technician · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,362
Program website, Hvac Level 2 at Minority Contractors Collaboration
More details about Hvac Level 2 at Minority Contractors Collaboration
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
8 weeks, 6 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$133
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,362
HVAC technicianHybridNo diploma needed
Hvac Level 2
Next Level Academies Ministry, Merrillville
No diploma needed
Next Level Academies Ministry, Merrillville · HVAC technician · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,372
Program website, Hvac Level 2 at Next Level Academies Ministry
More details about Hvac Level 2 at Next Level Academies Ministry
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
8 weeks, 6 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$300
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,372
HVAC technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Hvac Fundamentals Certification
Ivy Tech Community College, Anderson
No diploma needed
Ivy Tech Community College, Anderson · HVAC technician · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,425
Program website, Hvac Fundamentals Certification at Ivy Tech Community College
More details about Hvac Fundamentals Certification at Ivy Tech Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
10 weeks, 12 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,425
HVAC technicianHybridNo diploma needed
Hvac Level 1
Next Level Academies Ministry, Merrillville
No diploma needed
Next Level Academies Ministry, Merrillville · HVAC technician · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,867
Program website, Hvac Level 1 at Next Level Academies Ministry
More details about Hvac Level 1 at Next Level Academies Ministry
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
13 weeks, 7 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$300
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,867
HVAC technicianIn personNo diploma needed
Hvac Cooling Services Certification
Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis
No diploma needed
Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis · HVAC technician · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,555
Program website, Hvac Cooling Services Certification at Ivy Tech Community College
More details about Hvac Cooling Services Certification at Ivy Tech Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
8 weeks, 12 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$400
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,555
HVAC technicianHybridEducation and courses
HVAC Apprenticeship
Associated Builders And Contractors-Indianapolis, Indianapolis
Education and courses
Associated Builders And Contractors-Indianapolis, Indianapolis · HVAC technician · Hybrid · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,840
Program website, HVAC Apprenticeship at Associated Builders And Contractors-Indianapolis
More details about HVAC Apprenticeship at Associated Builders And Contractors-Indianapolis
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
208 weeks, 15 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,120
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$5,840

How to pay for HVAC training in Indianapolis

Workforce funding can pay for HVAC training in Indianapolis

Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.²People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.³

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).⁴

Financial aid and grants for HVAC training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁵⁶

GI Bill for HVAC training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁷

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Where the Indianapolis HVAC program numbers come from

Which Indianapolis HVAC programs are on this list?

These are the HVAC programs with classes in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood area that are approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). The list covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Indiana page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Indianapolis HVAC program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some HVAC programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

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HVAC training in Indianapolis

How much does HVAC training cost in Indianapolis?

Is there free HVAC training in Indianapolis?

All 11 HVAC training programs in Indianapolis approved for funding

Heating Ventilation And Air Conditioning Technology - Technical Certificate (tc

Heating Ventilation And Air Conditioning Certificate (ct)

Entry Hvac

Hvac Technician

Hvac Level 1

Hvac Level 2