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

28 Colleges
$31,352 Avg Salary
$11,717 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 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 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

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

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 and refrigeration students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Lamson Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona Automotive Institute is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Arizona Automotive Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the town of Okmulgee.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Technology Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gordon Cooper Technology Center. The school came in at #5 on this year’s 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 school with a small student population.

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Remington College - Fort Worth Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. 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 and refrigeration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Remington College - Dallas Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garland.

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#8

Metro Technology Centers

Oklahoma City, OK

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

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#9

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

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

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Fortis Institute - Houston ranked #10 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Southwest Region 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 and refrigeration colleges 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 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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