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HVAC training in New Jersey

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

8 schools offer these HVAC programs, and New Jersey 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 New Jersey, 2 of the 8 programs take students without a high school diploma.

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How much does HVAC training cost in New Jersey?

$520 to $7,046

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 8 programs with a price: $450 to $29,370

Finished the program
Not reported
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 New Jersey may also offer HVAC training. How these figures are made

Is there free HVAC training in New Jersey?

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

HVAC training in New York, Philadelphia and other New Jersey cities

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All 8 HVAC training programs in New Jersey approved for funding

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8 programs

  • HVAC technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    HVAC I and II

    National Career Institute East Orange PCS, East Orange

    No diploma needed

    National Career Institute East Orange PCS, East Orange · HVAC technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$20,800
    Price if you pay yourself$4,850
    Program website, HVAC I and II at National Career Institute East Orange PCS
    More details about HVAC I and II at National Career Institute East Orange PCS
    Finished
    63%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,208
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $25
    Students counted
    50
    a year, estimated
    $20,800
    price
    $4,850

  • HVAC technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Air Conditioning Refrigeration Heatin

    Lincoln Technical Institute Mahwah PCS, Mahwah

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lincoln Technical Institute Mahwah PCS, Mahwah · HVAC technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$450
    Program website, Air Conditioning Refrigeration Heatin at Lincoln Technical Institute Mahwah PCS
    More details about Air Conditioning Refrigeration Heatin at Lincoln Technical Institute Mahwah PCS
    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
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $450

  • HVAC technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning

    Pennco Tech Blackwood PCS, Blackwood

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Pennco Tech Blackwood PCS, Blackwood · HVAC technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$520
    Program website, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning at Pennco Tech Blackwood PCS
    More details about Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning at Pennco Tech Blackwood PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $520

  • HVAC technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning

    Fortis Institute Wayne PCS, Wayne

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fortis Institute Wayne PCS, Wayne · HVAC technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$520
    Program website, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning at Fortis Institute Wayne PCS
    More details about Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning at Fortis Institute Wayne PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $520

  • HVAC technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning T

    Eastwick College Nutley Campus, Nutley

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Eastwick College Nutley Campus, Nutley · HVAC technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$520
    Program website, Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning T at Eastwick College Nutley Campus
    More details about Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning T at Eastwick College Nutley Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $520

  • HVAC technicianIn personNo diploma needed

    HVACR Apprenticeship

    Morris County School of Technology Adult Education WIOA Title 2, Denville

    No diploma needed

    Morris County School of Technology Adult Education WIOA Title 2, Denville · HVAC technician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,100
    Program website, HVACR Apprenticeship at Morris County School of Technology Adult Education WIOA Title 2
    More details about HVACR Apprenticeship at Morris County School of Technology Adult Education WIOA Title 2
    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
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,100

  • HVAC technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    HeatingVentilationAC Refrigeration

    Bergen County Technical Schools Hackensack WIOA Title 2, Hackensack

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Bergen County Technical Schools Hackensack WIOA Title 2, Hackensack · HVAC technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,635
    Program website, HeatingVentilationAC Refrigeration at Bergen County Technical Schools Hackensack WIOA Title 2
    More details about HeatingVentilationAC Refrigeration at Bergen County Technical Schools Hackensack WIOA Title 2
    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
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $13,635

  • HVAC technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Air Conditioning Refrigeration and Heat

    Lincoln Technical Institute Union PCS, Union

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lincoln Technical Institute Union PCS, Union · HVAC technician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$29,370
    Program website, Air Conditioning Refrigeration and Heat at Lincoln Technical Institute Union PCS
    More details about Air Conditioning Refrigeration and Heat at Lincoln Technical Institute Union PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $29,370

How to pay for HVAC training in New Jersey

Workforce funding can pay for HVAC training in New Jersey

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 New Jersey HVAC program numbers come from

Which New Jersey HVAC programs are on this list?

These are the HVAC programs New Jersey 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 New Jersey offers.

How New Jersey 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.

How reliable are the New Jersey figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New Jersey among the states with "known data quality concerns".8 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Sources for the facts about HVAC training in New Jersey

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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
  8. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns