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2023 Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

36 Colleges
$33,765 Avg Salary
$10,069 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 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.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

ETI School of Skilled Trades

Willowbrook, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend ETI School of Skilled Trades. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. ETI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Willowbrook.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend HVAC Technical Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, HVAC Technical Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MIAT College of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Canton, MIAT College of Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #6, Ivy Tech Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools ranked #7 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Groveport, Eastland-Fairfield is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Great Oaks Career Campuses

Cincinnati, OH

Great Oaks Career Campuses did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Great Oaks Career Campuses is a small public school located in the large suburb of Cincinnati.

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#9

Fortis College - Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH

With a ranking of #9, Fortis College - Cincinnati did quite well on this year’s best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the suburb of Cincinnati, Fortis College - Cincinnati is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small 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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 290
Indiana 363
Wisconsin 209
Ohio 598
Illinois 1,092

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

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).

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