Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) graduates from Ozarks Technical Community College earn $39,590 median salary, below the national average for this program.

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) at Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri • Certificate

Median Earnings
$39,590
Graduates earn below the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) at Ozarks Technical Community College

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for Ozarks Technical Community College and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) at the certificate credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 20 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at Ozarks Technical Community College, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $39,590 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $49,127 across all institutions offering Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR), graduates here earn below the national average for this program. Across all programs at Ozarks Technical Community College, the mean median-earnings figure is $47,033, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. Median federal debt is not separately reported for this program at this school. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$39,590
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
National Average
$49,127
All schools, same program
School Average
$47,033
All programs at Ozarks Technical Community College

Program Details

Certificate
Credential Level
20
Completers (IPEDS)
638
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$39,590
Median Earnings

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) at Other Schools

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.