The HVAC Major at Riverside City College

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Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology at Riverside City College

Every heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technology/technician school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the HVAC program at Riverside City College stacks up to those at other schools.

Riverside City College is located in Riverside, California and approximately 20,080 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 10 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.

Riverside City College Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology Degrees Available

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

Riverside City College Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology Rankings

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HVAC Student Demographics at Riverside City College

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

Riverside City College Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

20% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of HVAC associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in HVAC only graduates about 3% women each year. The program at Riverside City College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

Riverside City College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in HVAC graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	0
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 Riverside City College.

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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