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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$5,584 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,647 Avg Salary

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

With 307 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration is the #11 most popular major in South Carolina.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Carolina 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Florence-Darlington Technical College the best value school in South Carolina for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Florence, Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florence-Darlington Technical College are $4,900 per year.

Florence-Darlington Technical College also took the #5 spot in our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tri-County Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in South Carolina list. TCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pendleton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TCTC are $5,936 per year.

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#3

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Midlands Technical College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of West Columbia, MTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MTC are $5,916 a year.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,298
Arkansas 274
North Carolina 1,102
Florida 1,775
West Virginia 46
Louisiana 417
Virginia 571
Alabama 271
Kentucky 753
Tennessee 431
Mississippi 294

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

HVACR Concentrations

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 3 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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