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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$2,048 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,647 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 65 degrees and certificates were awarded to heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Mexico to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for hvacr students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 New Mexico

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

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

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Mexico. CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $1,858 per year.

CNM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico list.

Full Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Central New Mexico Community College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in New Mexico. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

NMSU Dona Ana undergraduate students pay an average of $2,238 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 432
Texas 1,717
Oklahoma 460

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 2 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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