In Chaves County, electricity is the leading home-heating source and 64% 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 the program teaches heat pumps, electrical measurements, airflow, and controls.
1 associate-level programSchool information checked September 19, 2026
What should you know about HVAC training in Roswell?
You can pursue an associate-level HVAC program at Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus in Roswell. Compare the cost, schedule, and supervised equipment time with apprenticeships, employer training, and campuses you could realistically reach. BLS does not publish a local HVAC wage estimate for this market, so statewide pay is useful only as a broad comparison.
Program choice
Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus: Associate's
Pay geography
New Mexico statewide figures are used only as broad context
Local systems
Chaves County: electricity is the leading home-heating source
What matters around Roswell
Older buildings make controls and retrofit practice worth a close look
When you compare HVAC training in Roswell, use the school curriculum, the equipment found across Chaves County, the wider job market, and the weekly trip to class as one decision.
Equipment context
Connect Chaves County's electric-heating mix to lab practice
In Chaves County, electricity is the leading home-heating source and 64% 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 the program teaches heat pumps, electrical measurements, airflow, and controls.
Training choice
Look closely at what Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus actually teaches
Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus's program page puts the most emphasis on commercial or industrial systems, refrigeration and refrigerant systems, and heating, furnaces, boilers, or hydronics. Ask which equipment you will use, how instructors assess that work, and how many scheduled hours take place in a lab or shop.
Local career market
Build a local pay picture from current job ads
BLS does not publish a local HVAC wage estimate for this market, so statewide pay is useful only as a broad comparison. Save current entry-level postings within your travel radius and compare their pay, experience, schedule, and certification requirements.
Career context for your Roswell decision
How to use New Mexico pay when local figures are unavailable
The NCES campus record places this training option in Chaves County. BLS did not publish a May 2025 HVAC wage estimate for that local labor market, so the statewide figures below are the closest reliable comparison. They are not a claim about wages in Roswell.
HVACR employment1,950estimated jobs statewide
10th percentile$37,380not a promised starting wage
Median wage$50,27018% below the U.S. median
90th percentile$75,770experienced-worker range
Build your own Roswell job-market snapshot
Save ten current HVAC job postings within the distance you could realistically travel from Roswell. Note the pay range, experience, driver's-license rules, on-call schedule, systems, and certifications. That local sample will tell you more about nearby entry requirements than the statewide median alone.
The systems behind local service calls
Older homes are a major part of Chaves County's HVAC landscape
Across Chaves County, the 2024 American Community Survey estimates that 64% of housing units were built before 1980. It also identifies electricity as the leading heating source, used by about 52% of occupied homes. Those facts do not predict hiring, but they point to the mix of systems a technician working around Roswell may encounter.
Built before 198064%of county housing units
Utility gas heat41%of occupied homes
Electric heat52%of occupied homes
Oil or propane heat5%combined county share
What to look for in an HVAC lab
Ask where the Roswell program covers heat pumps, electric heat, airflow, controls, and the electrical measurements used during diagnosis.
Because older homes make up a large share of Chaves 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
HVAC schools near Roswell and Chaves County
The NCES campus record places Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus in Chaves County. The campus is outside a metropolitan or micropolitan area with its own BLS estimate. Use the nearby city guides to decide which other campuses are realistic trips from Roswell.
Include the county and nearby cities in your search
HVAC employers may advertise the same service territory under Roswell, Chaves County, Midway, Artesia, Morningside, 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 Roswell 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.
Nearby communities to include when you compare training
Midway, Artesia, Morningside, Atoka 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.
Midwayabout 4 miles direct from the campus location
Artesiaabout 32 miles direct from the campus location
Morningsideabout 32 miles direct from the campus location
Atokaabout 38 miles direct from the campus location
Loco Hillsabout 47 miles direct from the campus location
Ruidoso Downsabout 62 miles direct from the campus location
Local HVAC programs
HVAC training at Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus
Review the program focus below, then check the college's own page for the next start date, total price, class schedule, and campus.
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning-Refrigeration Technology | Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell is an associate-level HVAC route. The curriculum emphasizes commercial systems, refrigerant systems, heating and hydronic systems, and airflow and ductwork.
What Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus includes in its HVAC program
These details come from Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus's HVAC page. Ask Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus whether the courses you want will run during your start term.
Associate's · Public
Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning-Refrigeration Technology
Degrees &Certificates
Associate ofApplied Science
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning-Refrigeration Technology A. A. S.
Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus offers the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning-Refrigeration Technology | Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell. A college degree is only one route into HVAC, so compare Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus's cost, schedule, and equipment time with registered apprenticeships, employer training, and other schools that serve Roswell.
Match training to the local market. Because BLS does not publish a local HVAC estimate for this market, compare current Roswell-area postings with the New Mexico range instead of treating the statewide median as local pay.
Match the lab to local systems. Ask where the Roswell program covers heat pumps, electric heat, airflow, controls, and the electrical measurements used during diagnosis. Because older homes make up a large share of Chaves County's housing, ask how students practice retrofit work: existing duct constraints, older electrical service, equipment replacement, ventilation, and diagnosing altered systems.
Test the weekly travel plan. The next college covered in these guides is about 144 straight-line miles away in Las Cruces. With few nearby college choices, confirm the Roswell schedule, lab availability, and next start date before applying.
Dig into the main subject area. Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus emphasizes airflow and ductwork. Ask the college which equipment students use for that work, how instructors assess it, and how much scheduled lab time the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning-Refrigeration Technology | Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell provides.
What you can study
HVAC subjects offered by the Roswell schools
Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus includes these subjects in its program information. Ask Eastern New Mexico University – Roswell Campus how much class and lab time each one receives.
Program focusAirflow, ventilation, and ductwork
Program focusCommercial or industrial systems
Program focusControls, thermostats, and automation
Program focusHands-on, shop, or laboratory work
Program focusHeating, furnaces, boilers, or hydronics
Program focusRefrigeration and refrigerant systems
Program focusResidential heating and cooling
Program focusService, diagnostics, and troubleshooting