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Skilled trades · Licensing · 2026

HVAC license requirements, state by state

The hours, the exam, the fees, and the realistic timeline, every state, built from the issuing authority's published requirements.

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Alabama HVAC license requirementsAlaska, coming soonArizona HVAC license requirementsColorado HVAC license requirementsFlorida HVAC license requirementsGeorgia HVAC license requirementsIndiana, coming soonKansas, coming soonMaine, coming soonMassachusetts HVAC license requirementsMinnesota HVAC license requirementsNew Jersey HVAC license requirementsNorth Carolina HVAC license requirementsNorth Dakota, coming soonOklahoma HVAC license requirementsPennsylvania, coming soonSouth Dakota, coming soonTexas HVAC license requirementsWyoming, coming soonConnecticut HVAC license requirementsMissouri, coming soonWest Virginia HVAC license requirementsIllinois, coming soonNew Mexico HVAC license requirementsArkansas HVAC license requirementsCalifornia HVAC license requirementsDelaware HVAC license requirementsHawaii, coming soonIowa HVAC license requirementsKentucky HVAC license requirementsMaryland HVAC license requirementsMichigan HVAC license requirementsMississippi HVAC license requirementsMontana, coming soonNew Hampshire, coming soonNew York, coming soonOhio HVAC license requirementsOregon HVAC license requirementsTennessee HVAC license requirementsUtah HVAC license requirementsVirginia HVAC license requirementsWashington HVAC license requirementsWisconsin HVAC license requirementsNebraska, coming soonSouth Carolina HVAC license requirementsIdaho HVAC license requirementsNevada HVAC license requirementsVermont, coming soonLouisiana HVAC license requirementsRhode Island, coming soonALAKAZCOFLGAINKSMEMNNCNDOKPASDTXWYMOWVILNMARCAHIIAKYMIMSMTNYOHORTNUTVAWAWINESCIDNVLA
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Best HVAC schools by state

Every serious training option ranked, including the paid apprenticeships most lists leave out. New states publishing weekly.

Alabama 6 programs ranked Arizona 8 programs ranked Arkansas 6 programs ranked California 12 programs ranked Colorado 6 programs ranked Connecticut 6 programs ranked Delaware 5 programs ranked Florida 10 programs ranked
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Guides

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