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2023 Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 21,891 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Southeast Region to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for hvacr majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Elizabethtown Community and Technical College to be the best school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southeast Region . Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elizabethtown.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of Business and Technology-Hialeah is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Hialeah, CBT College - Hialeah is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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CET, Alexandria

Alexandria, VA

The excellent basic certificate programs at CET, Alexandria helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in the Southeast Region . CET, Alexandria is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Alexandria.

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Out of the 46 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 46 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg landed the # 5 spot on the list. Pinellas Technical College -St. Petersburg is a fairly small public school located in the city of Saint Petersburg.

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With a ranking of #6, West Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Somerset Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. SCC is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Somerset.

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Georgia Piedmont Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Central Piedmont Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a moderately-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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 307
Georgia 1,298
Arkansas 274
North Carolina 1,102
Florida 1,775
West Virginia 46
Louisiana 417
Virginia 571
Alabama 271
Kentucky 753
Tennessee 431
Mississippi 294

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

HVACR Concentrations

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 25 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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