Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Virginia Highlands Community College

What traits are you looking for in a HVACR school? To help you decide if Virginia Highlands Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's HVACR program.

VHCC is located in Abingdon, Virginia and has a total student population of 2,086. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 16 students received their associate's degree in HVACR.

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

 

 

VHCC Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in HVACR (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in HVACR

VHCC Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Rankings

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HVACR Student Demographics at VHCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HVACR majors at Virginia Highlands Community College.

VHCC Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate’s Program

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in HVACR at VHCC are white. Around 88% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Highlands Community College with a associate's in HVACR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration

If you plan to be a HVACR major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Highlands Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	33

Related Majors

• Vehicle Maintenance & Repair

Careers That HVACR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HVACR can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Virginia Highlands Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	12,690	$50,210

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.