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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$4,132 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 one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 1,717 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Texas 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

#1

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lone Star College System the best value school in Texas for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $5,136 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jacinto College are $3,240 a year.

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#3

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texarkana College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Texarkana College is a small public school located in the city of Texarkana.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texarkana College are $3,916 per year.

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#4

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at South Plains College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in Texas. South Plains College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Levelland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $4,473 per year.

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#5

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tyler Junior College are $3,864 a year.

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Southwest Texas Junior College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Southwest Texas Junior College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Uvalde.

Southwest Texas Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,062 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Houston Community College are $4,344 per 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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Remington College - Fort Worth Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Remington College - Fort Worth Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $19,258 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Remington College - Dallas Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Remington College - Dallas Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

Remington College - Dallas Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $23,365 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Remington College - Dallas Campus excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 432
Oklahoma 460
New Mexico 65

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

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 9 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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