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Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Washington

2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$4,958 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 #15 most popular major in Washington with 373 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. 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 Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Washington 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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


 

2023 Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in Washington

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

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling

Our 2023 rankings named Spokane Community College the best value school in Washington for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Spokane Community College are $3,928 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Clover Park Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in Washington. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CPTC are $5,979 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CPTC also is in the top 20% of our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington ranking.

Full Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Clover Park Technical College Report

#3

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

The excellent associate degree programs at Walla Walla 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 Washington. Located in the city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Walla Walla Community College are $4,965 a year.

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#4

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wenatchee Valley College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WVC are $4,968 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 4 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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