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

13 Colleges
$40,379 Avg Salary
$14,358 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 19,594 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology the best school in the Southwest Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the town of Okmulgee.

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#2

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lone Star College System is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Remington College - Fort Worth Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the 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. Remington College - Dallas Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Garland.

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#5

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texarkana College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Houston Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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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 medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly 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 and refrigeration students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly 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 and refrigeration schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

HVACR Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 19,594

Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 56,514
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,717
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 7,770
Precision Systems Maintenance 1,932
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,267

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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