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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.

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

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

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 city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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The excellent associate degree programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in Texas. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texarkana College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Texarkana College is a small public school located in the small city of Texarkana.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texarkana College are $3,916 a year.

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#4

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 #4 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Levelland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Plains College are $4,473 a 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 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 medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Uvalde.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southwest Texas Junior College are $4,062 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Houston 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 city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a fairly 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 landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Remington College - Fort Worth Campus are $19,258 a 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 large city of Dallas.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Remington College - Dallas Campus are $23,365 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Remington College - Dallas Campus also is in the top 20% of our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas ranking.

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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 Schools 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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