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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$5,520 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,647 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 239 degrees and certificates were awarded to heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

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.

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

Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree School

Our analysis found Springfield Technical Community College to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a associate degree in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at STCC are $5,520 a year.

STCC also took the #4 spot in our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Maine 103
Connecticut 197
Rhode Island 74
New Hampshire 37

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 values are for the top school 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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