The HVAC Major at College of the Desert

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Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology at College of the Desert

If you are interested in studying heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technology/technician, you may want to check out the program at College of the Desert. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and approximately 10,932 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 students received their associate's degree in HVAC.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

College of the Desert Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in HVAC (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in HVAC

College of the Desert Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology Rankings

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HVAC Student Demographics at College of the Desert

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HVAC majors at College of the Desert.

College of the Desert Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of HVAC associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in HVAC graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Desert with a associate's in HVAC.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That HVAC Grads May Go Into

A degree in HVAC can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for College of the Desert.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	27,720	$58,130
Engineering Technicians	11,280	$71,420

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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