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2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$6,563 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. 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.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools

#1

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lone Star College System the best value school in the Southwest Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.

North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,456 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,857 per year.

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#3

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tyler Junior College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 per year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the distant town of Okmulgee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU Institute of Technology are $11,384 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, OSU Institute of Technology is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#5

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at Texarkana College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texarkana College are $5,332 a year.

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.

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Houston Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year. HVACR majors at Houston Community College take out an average of $18,329 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Southwest Texas Junior College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Texas Junior College are $5,886 per year.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Dona Ana are $5,880 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,978 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges by State

Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 432
Texas 1,717
Oklahoma 460
New Mexico 65

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 13 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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