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Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$7,761 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,647 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for hvacr students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the hvacr associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling

Our 2023 rankings named Clover Park Technical College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,979 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spokane Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $5,278 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Honolulu Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in the Far Western US Region . Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Honolulu CC are $8,310 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Portland Community College are $9,670 a year.

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#5

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Walla Walla Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Walla Walla Community College are $6,306 per year.

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#6

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA

Wenatchee Valley College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public college with a small student population.

WVC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,458 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

College of Southern Nevada landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSN are $11,869 per year.

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San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Visalia, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, hvacr graduates from San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia take out $17,442 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#8

Mayfield College

Cathedral City, CA

With a ranking of #8, Mayfield College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Mayfield College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cathedral City.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 373
California 2,082
Oregon 29
Nevada 203
Alaska 6
Hawaii 22

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 9 schools only.

  • 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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