McAllen, Texas · Public
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) at South Texas College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 159 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~159
- Schools with reported signal
- 166
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 27.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $1,751/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $7,004
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $36,788/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 166 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($7,600 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($3,553 below). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 1% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Rockingham Community College Wentworth, NC · 2.5% reported share · $2,060 net A+ College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City, NC · 5.3% reported share · $2,253 net A+ 
Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX · 1.4% reported share · $3,085 net A+ 
Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit, MS · 0.4% reported share · $2,525 net A+ 
Dallas College Dallas, TX · 1.1% reported share · $3,214 net A+ Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · 4.8% reported share · $3,399 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) accounts for 1% of reported programs at South Texas College, which is bigger than 35% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 159 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
South Texas College's average net price is $1,751 per year, about $7,004 over four years. That is $7,600 below the $9,351 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $36,788 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,553 below the $40,341 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks South Texas College #2 of 166 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.