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2023 Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

13 Colleges
$39,647 Avg Salary
$15,651 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree School for You

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,891 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology to be the best school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the distant town of Okmulgee.

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#2

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at Lone Star College System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in the Southwest Region . North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Remington College - Fort Worth Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Remington College - Dallas Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Dallas, Remington College - Dallas Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texarkana College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

South Plains College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Houston Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

HVACR majors at Houston Community College take out an average of $18,329 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.

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San Jacinto Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Southwest Texas Junior College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges by State

Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 432
Texas 1,717
Oklahoma 460
New Mexico 65

One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration has other similar majors worth exploring.

HVACR Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 21,891

Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 63,451
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,446
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 8,127
Precision Systems Maintenance 2,185
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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