HVAC/R Installer
Portland Community College
Public · Community college
Study installation work for heating, cooling and refrigeration systems.
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What this route covers
The HVAC/R installer credential sits within Facilities Maintenance Technology. Coursework combines lectures and labs in building-system maintenance; it is not automatically an apprenticeship placement.
Before you apply
Review the HVAC/R Installer course map and have an advisor evaluate prior credits and placement before registering.
Your complete timeline
Less than 1 year. Prior credits, prerequisite placement and course availability can change your personal completion date.
Plan around the schedule
Hands-on campus labs. Ask for the actual days, start times and required travel from Portland · Swan Island. Online coursework does not necessarily make laboratories or placements remote.
Application and selection
Use the official HVAC/R Installer page to review the current entry checklist. Ask whether a separate department application, selection process or cohort start applies before committing to enrollment.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
Which refrigerant certifications, electrical permissions and entry requirements apply?
- Which required courses or placements are offered only once per year?
- Can you give me a written estimate covering every required term and practical expense?
- Which employment, transfer or licensing requirements remain after this award?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
Explore HVAC training with practical equipment work. Refrigerant handling and some electrical duties require additional credentials or permissions. Confirm the exact requirements for the jobs you want.
Cost and outcomes
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PCC publishes resident tuition of $143 per credit. This is not the complete program price: add required fees, materials, any prerequisites and program-specific equipment and attendance costs.
Open the cost planner →Exact-program earnings are not separately identified.
Historical related-field earnings are shown below for this institution and credential category. The field includes other programs; the figure is not an exact-program result.
Related-field graduate earnings
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Certificate less than one year
Portland Community College. Graduating cohorts: 2016–2020. This published field group (CIP 47.02) can combine several programs and campuses. We selected it as related context; it is not a verified result for this exact program.
- $47,210 median annual earnings 1 year after graduation
Amounts are in 2023 dollars. Census PSEO covers graduates meeting its earnings and employment-attachment rules; it excludes noncompleters and many self-employed or low-attachment workers. These are historical outcomes, not starting-pay estimates or a forecast.
Census PSEO Oregon data, 2026 Q2 (CSV download) ↗
Population, methods and limitations ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026