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2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$7,825 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Basic Certificate School for You

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,891 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for hvacr students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Clover Park Technical College to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,979 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Portland Community College are $9,670 a year.

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#3

Mayfield College

Cathedral City, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mayfield College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. Mayfield College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cathedral City.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, InterCoast Colleges - Riverside landed the # 3 spot on the list. InterCoast Colleges - Riverside is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Riverside.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Advanced Training Institute landed the # 3 spot on the list. Advanced Training Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend InterCoast Colleges - Rancho Cordova. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. InterCoast Colleges - Rancho Cordova is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Rancho Cordova.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at InterCoast Colleges - West Covina helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of W. Covina, InterCoast Colleges - West Covina is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

DeHart Technical School

Modesto, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DeHart Technical School. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Modesto, DeHart Technical School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

National Career Education

Citrus Heights, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National Career Education is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. National Career Education is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Citrus Heights.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Fairfield, InterCoast Colleges - Fairfield is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges by State

Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 373
California 2,082
Oregon 29
Nevada 203
Alaska 6
Hawaii 22

One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration has other similar majors worth exploring.

HVACR Focus Areas

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 11 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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