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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$3,425 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 #16 most popular major in Nebraska with 75 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Nebraska 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 Nebraska

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

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

Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a associate degree in Nebraska. Southeast Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,276 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, hvacr graduates from Southeast Community College carry an average student debtload of $7,002.

Southeast Community College also made our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in Nebraska list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Southeast Community College Area

The excellent associate degree programs at Northeast 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 Nebraska. Located in the town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Northeast undergraduate students pay an average of $3,840 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northeast also took the #2 spot in our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in Nebraska rankings.

Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Northeast Community College

The excellent associate degree programs at Metropolitan Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in Nebraska. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MCC are $3,285 a year.

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

Full Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Metropolitan Community College Report

#4

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Out of the 4 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Community College are $3,300 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Central Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality for hvacr in Nebraska.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 179
Missouri 245
Minnesota 343
South Dakota 30
Iowa 145
North Dakota 13

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 4 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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