HVAC & Refrigeration
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration is a broad-reaching industry that plays a vital role across the globe in many different industries. It is required to maintain affordable, convenient and safe food supplies; it is used in manufacturing, and is also considered to be a necessary component of most human environments. The complexity of this field allows for many opportunities.
HVAC & Refrigeration
About the Program

Employment of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers is projected to grow 8 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
About 40,100 openings for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
The median annual wage for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers was $59,810 in May 2024. (Source: U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Program Overview
HVAC & Refrigeration
- Ryan Iversen
- 256.352.8140
- ryan.iversen@wallacestate.edu
Degrees/Awards Offered
AAS, C, STC
Availability
- Day
- Evening
HVAC & Refrigeration
Curriculum: Program of Study
Pathway Maps: Associate in Applied Science, Certificate, Short Term Certificates

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