Best HVAC Schools in North Carolina

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Leads the North Carolina HVAC School Rankings

Tuition is the 2024–25 full-time rate (in-district where published) and graduation rate is school-wide (NCES College Navigator). HVAC awards are credentials conferred in HVAC. Blank cells mean no federal figure for that school.

Best HVAC Schools in North Carolina by Goal

HVAC Programs in North Carolina Near Fayetteville, Raleigh and Ahoskie

Lab days are easier to keep up with at a campus you can reach, so start with the city you can commute from. Each program is grouped with the nearest city guide within 45 miles.

• FayettevilleFayetteville Technical Community College and Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville
• RaleighMiller-Motte College-Raleigh and Wake Technical Community College
• AhoskieRoanoke-Chowan Community College
• AlbemarleStanly Community College
• AshevilleAsheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
• CharlotteCentral Piedmont Community College
• ClintonSampson Community College
• DallasGaston College

HVAC Schools in North Carolina, School by School

Tuition and HVAC awards: NCES College Navigator. Programs and topics: each school's own HVAC page, reviewed September 2026.

What HVAC School Costs in North Carolina: $1,944 to $4,112 a Year

Among the 36 North Carolina HVAC schools with federal figures, 2024–25 tuition and fees for a full-time year range from $1,944 at Vance-Granville Community College to $4,112 at Southwestern Community College. See HVAC School Cost in North Carolina for tools, books and ways to cut costs.

The six lowest rates. Source: NCES College Navigator.

Evening HVAC Classes in North Carolina: 5 Programs

Schedules as each school publishes them. Ask about start dates and evening sections before you apply.

• Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAHR courses are offered online or in the evening in person; electrical courses meet in person.
• Coastal Carolina Community CollegeThe Basic Refrigeration Certificate is offered every year in the evening program; certificates run only as demand warrants.
• Forsyth Technical Community CollegeThe diploma runs as day classes; the comfort systems certificate is offered in the evening.
• Gaston CollegeDay and night classes are offered for full-time and part-time students.
• Wake Technical Community CollegeDegrees and the diploma run as in-person/online hybrid programs. A fast-track daytime AAS option meets two days a week so students can work in the trade, and an evening certificate is offered.

HVAC Technician Salary in North Carolina: The Charlotte Area Pays the Most

For pay by metro area and job, see HVAC Technician Salary in North Carolina.

Annual wages for HVAC mechanics and installers in North Carolina (15,230 jobs); U.S. median $61,010. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

HVAC Schools by City in North Carolina

• Ahoskie
• Albemarle
• Asheville
• Charlotte
• Clinton
• Dallas
• Dobson
• Edenton
• Fayetteville
• Goldsboro
• Graham
• Hamlet
• Henderson
• Hickory
• Jacksonville
• Jamestown
• Lumberton
• Marion
• Monroe
• Mooresville
• Murphy
• Raleigh
• Salisbury
• Sanford
• Shelby
• Smithfield
• Statesville
• Sylva
• Thomasville
• Troy
• Wentworth
• Whiteville
• Williamston
• Wilmington
• Wilson
• Winston-Salem
• Winterville

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