HVAC training in Florida is spread across 67 cities, with Jacksonville the largest at 6 locations.
VA's GI Bill® Comparison Tool lists 103 HVAC training locations in Florida with 131 approved programs: 76 with school programs and 27 with apprenticeship or on-the-job training. 26 have a VA caution flag.
Before you enroll, open the VA profile to confirm the exact program, and ask the School Certifying Official to confirm your start date. [VA: Choosing a GI Bill approved school]
VA caution flag: School operating under provisional accreditation (previously accredited by ACICS)
GI Bill students (all programs): 51Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 110Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 21Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 111Accredited (national)
VA caution flag: School operating under provisional accreditation (previously accredited by ACICS)
GI Bill students (all programs): 100Accredited
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 21Accredited (national)Student complaints in VA data: 1
GI Bill students (all programs): 8Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 1,298Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 42Accredited (national)
VA caution flag: School operating under provisional accreditation (previously accredited by ACICS)
Accredited (national)
VA caution flag: School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring. The Department of Education has placed this school on Heightened Cash Monitoring because of financial or federal compliance issues. Learn more about Heightened Cash Monitoring
GI Bill students (all programs): 22Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 827Accredited (regional)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 21Accredited (national)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 41Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 74Accredited (national)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 43Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 592Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 10Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
VA caution flag: Settlement with U.S. Government Learn more about this cautionary warning
GI Bill students (all programs): 49Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 206Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 643Accredited (regional)
VA caution flag: School operating under provisional accreditation (previously accredited by ACICS)
GI Bill students (all programs): 4Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 2Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 52Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 60Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 2,794Accredited (regional)Student complaints in VA data: 1
GI Bill students (all programs): 333Accredited
Accredited (national)Student complaints in VA data: 1
Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 152AccreditedStudent complaints in VA data: 1
GI Bill students (all programs): 38Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 134Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 732Accredited (regional)
VA caution flag: School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring. The Department of Education has placed this school on Heightened Cash Monitoring because of financial or federal compliance issues. Learn more about Heightened Cash Monitoring
GI Bill students (all programs): 31Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 7Accredited (national)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 10Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 36Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 55Accredited (regional)
VA caution flag: School operating under provisional accreditation (previously accredited by ACICS)
GI Bill students (all programs): 10Accredited (national)
VA caution flag: School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring. The Department of Education has placed this school on Heightened Cash Monitoring because of financial or federal compliance issues. Learn more about Heightened Cash Monitoring
GI Bill students (all programs): 5Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 7Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 31Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 6Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 1Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 12Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 48Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 145AccreditedStudent complaints in VA data: 1
Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 14Accredited (national)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 15Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 48Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 13Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 58Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 27Accredited (national)
VA caution flag: School operating under provisional accreditation (previously accredited by ACICS)
GI Bill students (all programs): 107Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 767Accredited (national)Student complaints in VA data: 2
GI Bill students (all programs): 2,221Accredited (regional)
Not accredited (accreditation is not required for VA approval of many trade programs)
GI Bill students (all programs): 81Accredited (national)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 24Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 139Accredited (hybrid)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 94Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 1,554Accredited (regional)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 22Accredited (national)
VA caution flag: School operating under provisional accreditation (previously accredited by ACICS)
GI Bill students (all programs): 25Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 19Accredited (hybrid)
GI Bill students (all programs): 883Accredited (regional)
VA caution flag: School operating under provisional accreditation (previously accredited by ACICS)
GI Bill students (all programs): 78Accredited (national)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
GI Bill students (all programs): 46Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 67Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 67Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 64Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 623Accredited (regional)
VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation
Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 3Accredited (national)
VA caution flag: School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring. The Department of Education has placed this school on Heightened Cash Monitoring because of financial or federal compliance issues. Learn more about Heightened Cash Monitoring
GI Bill students (all programs): 21Accredited (national)
Source: VA GI Bill Comparison Tool program data, retrieved October 23, 2026. School details come from VA's data file dated October 8, 2026. The list is sorted by city, then name. It isn't a ranking.
VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 131 approved programs at 103 locations in Florida as of October 23, 2026. That's about 6% of the 1,767 HVAC locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 49 public colleges and technical schools, 27 employers and apprenticeship sponsors, 26 for-profit schools, 1 private nonprofit school.
By number of locations: Jacksonville (6), Miami (6), Orlando (5), Cutler Bay (3), Kissimmee (3), Pensacola (3) and 61 more cities.
Yes. 27 locations offer VA-approved on-the-job training in Florida (29 programs); 25 of them are registered apprenticeships. With the Post-9/11 GI Bill, you're paid wages plus a monthly housing payment that steps down every six months.
[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool] [VA: On-the-job training and apprenticeships]
Yes. 26 locations have a VA caution flag. Each flag is shown on its listing in VA's wording. Read it before you enroll.
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