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HVAC training in Kansas

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

9 schools offer these HVAC programs, and Kansas has approved every one 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 Kansas, 4 of the 11 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much does HVAC training cost in Kansas?

$3,581 to $11,626

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 11 programs with a price: $1,050 to $23,952

Finished the program
65%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
Not reported for most programs

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Kansas may also offer HVAC training. How these figures are made

Is there free HVAC training in Kansas?

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

HVAC training in Wichita, Kansas City, Joplin and other Kansas cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 more program is in 1 other area.

All 11 HVAC training programs in Kansas approved for funding

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11 programs

  • HVAC technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Heating Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology

    Wichita Technical Institute, Wichita

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Wichita Technical Institute, Wichita · HVAC technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$46,800
    Price if you pay yourself$23,952
    More details about Heating Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology at Wichita Technical Institute
    Finished
    65%
    Working at 6 months
    47%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,700
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $4,109
    Students counted
    355
    a year, estimated
    $46,800
    price
    $23,952

  • HVAC technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Heating & Refrigeration

    KCKCC Technical Education Center, Kansas City

    High school diploma or equivalent

    KCKCC Technical Education Center, Kansas City · HVAC technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,336
    Program website, Heating & Refrigeration at KCKCC Technical Education Center
    More details about Heating & Refrigeration at KCKCC Technical Education Center
    Finished
    42%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $919
    Students counted
    227
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,336

  • HVAC (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Climate and Energy Control AAS

    WSU Tech, Wichita

    No diploma needed

    WSU Tech, Wichita · HVAC (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,187
    School website, Climate and Energy Control AAS at WSU Tech
    More details about Climate and Energy Control AAS at WSU Tech
    Finished
    35%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $4,997
    Students counted
    183
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,187

  • HVAC technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Climate and Energy Control Technical Certificate

    WSU Tech, Wichita

    High school diploma or equivalent

    WSU Tech, Wichita · HVAC technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,537
    School website, Climate and Energy Control Technical Certificate at WSU Tech
    More details about Climate and Energy Control Technical Certificate at WSU Tech
    Finished
    62%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,122
    Students counted
    175
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,537

  • HVAC technicianHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Heating Air conditioning and Refrigeration Technology

    Linda Lynch, Joplin, MO

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Linda Lynch, Joplin, MO · HVAC technician · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside Kansas; Kansas approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimated$37,400
    Price if you pay yourself$23,767
    Program website, Heating Air conditioning and Refrigeration Technology at Linda Lynch
    More details about Heating Air conditioning and Refrigeration Technology at Linda Lynch
    Finished
    64%
    Working at 6 months
    59%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,360
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,963
    Students counted
    142
    a year, estimated
    $37,400
    price
    $23,767

  • HVAC technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    Climate and Energy Control Technologies

    Washburn Institute of Technology, Topeka

    No diploma needed

    Washburn Institute of Technology, Topeka · HVAC technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$11,065
    More details about Climate and Energy Control Technologies at Washburn Institute of Technology
    Finished
    69%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $4,353
    Students counted
    78
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $11,065

  • HVAC technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    HVAC/R - Certificate

    Seward County Community College, Liberal

    No diploma needed

    Seward County Community College, Liberal · HVAC technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,382
    Program website, HVAC/R - Certificate at Seward County Community College
    More details about HVAC/R - Certificate at Seward County Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,190
    Students counted
    29
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,382

  • HVAC technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    HVAC & Plumbing

    Highland Community College Technical Center, Atchison

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Highland Community College Technical Center, Atchison · HVAC technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,113
    More details about HVAC & Plumbing at Highland Community College Technical Center
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,475
    Students counted
    26
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,113

  • HVAC technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Residential Mechanical (HVAC)

    Dwayne Peaslee Technical Training Center, Lawrence

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dwayne Peaslee Technical Training Center, Lawrence · HVAC technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,625
    Program website, Residential Mechanical (HVAC) at Dwayne Peaslee Technical Training Center
    More details about Residential Mechanical (HVAC) at Dwayne Peaslee Technical Training Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    107
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,625

  • HVAC technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    HVAC Job Ready

    Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City, MO

    No diploma needed

    Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City, MO · HVAC technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Kansas; Kansas approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,050
    Program website, HVAC Job Ready at Metropolitan Community College
    More details about HVAC Job Ready at Metropolitan Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $350
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,050

  • HVAC technicianIn personPrerequisite courses

    Heating VentilationAir Conditioning & Refrigeration

    Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City, MO

    Prerequisite courses

    Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City, MO · HVAC technician · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Classes are outside Kansas; Kansas approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,365
    Program website, Heating VentilationAir Conditioning & Refrigeration at Metropolitan Community College
    More details about Heating VentilationAir Conditioning & Refrigeration at Metropolitan Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,325
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,365

How to pay for HVAC training in Kansas

Workforce funding can pay for HVAC training in Kansas

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 Kansas HVAC program numbers come from

Which Kansas HVAC programs are on this list?

These are the HVAC programs Kansas 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Kansas offers.

How Kansas 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.

Sources for the facts about HVAC training in Kansas

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs