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

28 Colleges
$31,946 Avg Salary
$11,511 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.

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 Trade Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region

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

#1

Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX

Our analysis found Lamson Institute to be the best school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Lamson Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona Automotive Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Arizona Automotive Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the town of Okmulgee.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tulsa Technology Center is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon Cooper Technology Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Shawnee, Gordon Cooper Technology Center is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Remington College - Fort Worth Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

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Remington College - Dallas Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Dallas, Remington College - Dallas Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Metro Technology Centers

Oklahoma City, OK

With a ranking of #8, Metro Technology Centers did quite well on this year’s best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, Metro Technology Centers is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. It came in at #9 on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.

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Fortis Institute - Houston 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. Fortis Institute - Houston is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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

Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools 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 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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