HVAC training in Missouri is spread across 19 cities, with Saint Louis the largest at 3 locations.
VA's GI Bill® Comparison Tool lists 26 HVAC training locations in Missouri with 34 approved programs: 18 with school programs and 8 with apprenticeship or on-the-job training. 2 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 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): 7Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 142Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 103Accredited (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): 3Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 26Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 141Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 105Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 109Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 64Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 5Accredited
GI Bill students (all programs): 109Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 196Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 62Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 131Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 63Accredited (national)
GI Bill students (all programs): 559Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 72Accredited (regional)
GI Bill students (all programs): 9Accredited (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 34 approved programs at 26 locations in Missouri as of October 23, 2026. That's about 1% of the 1,767 HVAC locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 13 public colleges and technical schools, 8 employers and apprenticeship sponsors, 3 for-profit schools, 2 private nonprofit schools.
By number of locations: Saint Louis (3), Springfield (3), Cape Girardeau (2), Joplin (2), Kansas City (2), Columbia (1) and 13 more cities.
Yes. 8 locations offer VA-approved on-the-job training in Missouri (8 programs); 4 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. 2 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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