How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

Federal debt is not reported for this cohort.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 22% above the national median for the same field and degree level.

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COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) undergraduate certificate or diploma at Georgia Piedmont Technical College

Q: How much do Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Georgia Piedmont Technical College earn?

The reported median is $58,854 four years after completion.

Clarkston, GA · Public

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The short version

Reported earnings are notably above similar programs.

$10,706 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: Not available
Highest price with a positive payoff: $93,540 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff: Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+1%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$49,346 → $49,868

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

31Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

32Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

36Recent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

128Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

26Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

90Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

Not reportedFederal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

15.2%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 15 non-completers

37Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$58,854A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$13,761

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$58,854

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS

2 related offerings reported to the Department of Labor

These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.

AIR CONDITIONING TECHNICIAN ASSISTANT · CIP 47.0201

AIR CONDITIONING TECHNICIAN ASSISTANT --AZ31--

Reported price: $1,579
Completion: Not reported
Employed in Q2: Not reported
Q2 quarterly earnings: Not available

This program provides in-person instruction only.

HVAC · CIP 47.0201

AIR CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY -ACT2--

Reported price: $6,979
Completion: 41.0%
Employed in Q2: 72.0%
Q2 quarterly earnings: $10,038

This program provides in-person instruction only.

Program year 2022. Quarterly earnings are not annual salary. Suppressed values appear as “Not reported.” Source: U.S. Department of Labor TrainingProviderResults.gov. Showing 2 of 2 related records.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$13,761Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$21,274Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE44.1%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$49,346Year 1

$58,854Year 4

$49,868Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$4,905

Estimated loan paymentNot available

Not availableborrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$58,854 vs. $48,148

$10,706 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$56,390 median wageGA estimate · 12,290 jobs · 49-9021$46,250–$66,180 middle 50% of GA wages+10.9% projected U.S. growth · 40,600 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree award

Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Gainesville, GA

Lanier Technical College

$785 higher earnings · $5,962 lower annual net price

Earnings: $59,639
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $7,799

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Marietta, GA

Chattahoochee Technical College

$763 higher earnings · $10,354 lower annual net price

Earnings: $59,617
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $3,407

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Rome, GA

Georgia Northwestern Technical College

$8,041 lower annual net price

Earnings: $56,029
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $5,720

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Albany, GA

Albany Technical College

$9,237 lower annual net price

Earnings: $47,786
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $4,524

View outcomes →

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DATA QUALITY

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32 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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