HVAC schools in Lakewood, CO
Red Rocks Community College's program page puts the most emphasis on refrigeration and refrigerant systems, heating, furnaces, boilers, or hydronics, and controls, thermostats, and automation. Ask which equipment you will use, how instructors assess that work, and how many scheduled hours take place in a lab or shop.
1 associate-level programSchool information checked September 19, 2026
You can pursue an associate-level HVAC program at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood. Compare the cost, schedule, and supervised equipment time with apprenticeships, employer training, and campuses you could realistically reach. BLS reports a May 2025 median wage of $71,580 for HVACR mechanics and installers across Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
What matters around Lakewood
When you compare HVAC training in Lakewood, use the school curriculum, the equipment found across Jefferson County, the wider job market, and the weekly trip to class as one decision.
Training choice
Red Rocks Community College's program page puts the most emphasis on refrigeration and refrigerant systems, heating, furnaces, boilers, or hydronics, and controls, thermostats, and automation. Ask which equipment you will use, how instructors assess that work, and how many scheduled hours take place in a lab or shop.
Nearby area
Golden, Wheat Ridge, Applewood, Arvada are among the nearby communities worth including when you compare campus travel and employer service areas.
Equipment context
In Jefferson County, utility gas is the leading home-heating source and 50% of housing was built before 1980, which helps frame the equipment and retrofit skills worth asking to see in the lab. Ask to see where students practice combustion safety, venting, gas controls, airflow, and carbon-monoxide testing.
Local HVAC career numbers
The local median was $71,580 in May 2025, 10% above the statewide median. Pay varies by experience, specialty, employer, schedule, and credentials, so use the full range when weighing training costs against future earnings.
BLS estimates about 4,360 HVACR mechanics and installers work across this labor market. HVAC work represents about the same share of local employment that it does nationally.
The BLS estimate covers wage-and-salary workers across all industries in the local market. It does not count current openings or self-employed contractors, and it cannot predict what a new graduate in Lakewood will earn.
The systems behind local service calls
Across Jefferson County, the 2024 American Community Survey estimates that 50% of housing units were built before 1980. It also identifies utility gas as the leading heating source, used by about 72% of occupied homes. Those facts do not predict hiring, but they point to the mix of systems a technician working around Lakewood may encounter.
Ask where the Lakewood program teaches combustion safety, furnaces, venting, gas controls, airflow, and carbon-monoxide testing.
Because older homes make up a large share of Jefferson County's housing, ask how students practice retrofit work: existing duct constraints, older electrical service, equipment replacement, ventilation, and diagnosing altered systems.
Your local training radius
The NCES campus record places Red Rocks Community College in Jefferson County. BLS includes this location in a wider metropolitan or micropolitan labor market. Use the nearby city guides to decide which other campuses are realistic trips from Lakewood.
HVAC employers may advertise the same service territory under Lakewood, Jefferson County, Golden, Wheat Ridge, Applewood, or the wider labor-market name. Include those place names when you compare entry-level openings, travel expectations, and on-call coverage.
The distances from Lakewood are straight-line estimates based on NCES campus coordinates, not driving miles. Check each route and class schedule before deciding which campus you could reach every week.
Golden, Wheat Ridge, Applewood, Arvada and the other communities below are close enough to include in a practical training search. They are nearby places, not claims of additional campuses. Use the distances to shortlist routes, then check actual drive times for the hours you would attend.
Also in the same BLS labor market
The Westminster guide covers one associate-level HVAC program. Compare the actual drive and weekly schedule with training in Lakewood.
About 64 miles from Lakewood
The Colorado Springs guide compares 2 associate-level HVAC programs. Compare the actual drive and weekly schedule with training in Lakewood.
Local HVAC programs
Review the program focus below, then check the college's own page for the next start date, total price, class schedule, and campus.
Public · Associate's
Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration | Red Rocks Community College is an associate-level HVAC route. The curriculum emphasizes refrigerant systems, heating and hydronic systems, controls and automation, and internships and work-based learning.
Curriculum highlights
These details come from Red Rocks Community College's HVAC page. Ask Red Rocks Community College whether the courses you want will run during your start term.
Associate's · Public
Before you choose a program
Red Rocks Community College offers the Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration | Red Rocks Community College. A college degree is only one route into HVAC, so compare Red Rocks Community College's cost, schedule, and equipment time with registered apprenticeships, employer training, and other schools that serve Lakewood.
What you can study
Red Rocks Community College includes these subjects in its program information. Ask Red Rocks Community College how much class and lab time each one receives.