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Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in California

2023 Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in California

28 Colleges
$34,130 Avg Salary
$11,753 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2021-2022, 2,082 degrees and certificates were awarded to heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Trade Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in California

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

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

Our analysis found Brownson Technical School to be the best school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a degree in California. Brownson Technical School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Anaheim.

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#2

DeHart Technical School

Modesto, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeHart Technical School. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in California list. DeHart Technical School is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Modesto.

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#3

Capstone College

Pasadena, CA

The excellent programs at Capstone College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in California. Capstone College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Pasadena.

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Out of the 28 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute for Business and Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Institute for Business and Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

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#5

National Career Education

Citrus Heights, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Career Education. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Citrus Heights, National Career Education is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Charles A Jones Career and Education Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Charles A Jones Career and Education Center is a public college with a small student population.

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United Education Institute-UEI College San Marcos came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Oceanside, United Education Institute-UEI College San Marcos is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, United Education Institute-Anaheim did quite well on this year’s best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the suburb of Garden Grove, United Education Institute-Anaheim is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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United Education Institute-Ontario landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. United Education Institute-Ontario is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Ontario.

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With a ranking of #10, United Education Institute-Encino did quite well on this year’s best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the city of Reseda, United Education Institute-Encino is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 373
Oregon 29
Nevada 203
Alaska 6
Hawaii 22

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

Majors Similar to HVACR

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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