Best HVAC Schools in Virginia

Advanced Technology Institute Leads the Virginia 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 Virginia by Goal

HVAC Programs in Virginia Near Newport News, Norfolk and Abingdon

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.

• Newport NewsCentura College-Newport News and Virginia Peninsula Community College
• NorfolkAdvanced Technology Institute and Tidewater Tech-Trades
• AbingdonVirginia Highlands Community College
• AlbertaSouthside Virginia Community College
• AnnandaleNorthern Virginia Community College
• Big Stone GapMountain Empire Community College
• Cedar BluffSouthwest Virginia Community College
• ChesterBrightpoint Community College

HVAC Schools in Virginia, 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 Virginia: $4,979 to $16,637 a Year

Among the 20 Virginia HVAC schools with federal figures, 2024–25 tuition and fees for a full-time year range from $4,979 at New River Community College to $16,637 at Centura College-Newport News. See HVAC School Cost in Virginia for tools, books and ways to cut costs.

The six lowest rates. Source: NCES College Navigator.

Evening HVAC Classes in Virginia: 6 Programs

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

• Advanced Technology InstituteStudents attend four days a week on various day or evening schedules; the diploma takes about 15 months including breaks.
• Centura College-Newport NewsDay classes run between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and night classes between 5:30 and 11:30 p.m.; the diploma takes 12 months.
• Fortis College-RichmondStudents can choose a morning section (8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.) or an evening section (6:00-11:00 p.m.), Monday through Thursday; required externship hours may be scheduled outside class sessions.
• Laurel Ridge Community CollegeThe credit certificate runs two full-time semesters at the Middletown campus, including a High School Trades Academy option for high school seniors; the workforce apprenticeship levels are hybrid, meeting one evening a week at Middletown and Fauquier.
• Mountain Empire Community CollegeThe certificate program is offered during the day and part-time in the evening.
• Virginia Highlands Community CollegeStudents can complete the program in day or evening classes; the day cohort starts in even-numbered years and the evening cohort in odd-numbered years.

HVAC Technician Salary in Virginia: The Washington Area Pays the Most

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

Annual wages for HVAC mechanics and installers in Virginia (14,690 jobs); U.S. median $61,010. Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

HVAC Schools by City in Virginia

• Abingdon
• Alberta
• Annandale
• Big Stone Gap
• Cedar Bluff
• Chester
• Danville
• Dublin
• Franklin
• Glenns
• Hampton
• Lynchburg
• Melfa
• Middletown
• Newport News
• Norfolk
• Richmond
• Roanoke
• South Boston
• Virginia Beach
• Wytheville

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