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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$9,169 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,647 Avg Salary

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

With 343 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration is the #12 most popular major in Minnesota.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

The Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Minnesota 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for hvacr majors pursuing a associate degree.

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

#1

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Our analysis found Hennepin Technical College to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a associate degree in Minnesota. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,881 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, hvacr majors at Hennepin Technical College accumulate an average of around $16,538 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,075 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Out of the 6 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $6,105 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, hvacr graduates from Century College carry an average student debtload of $13,098.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $6,098 a year. On average, hvacr graduates from Minneapolis Community and Technical College take out $19,837 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northland Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northland Community and Technical College are $6,244 a year.

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Dunwoody College of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dunwoody College of Technology are $24,611 a year. On average, hvacr graduates from Dunwoody College of Technology take out $16,560 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Dunwoody College of Technology not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in Minnesota list.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 179
Missouri 245
South Dakota 30
Iowa 145
North Dakota 13
Nebraska 75

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 6 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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