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Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$4,704 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, 209 degrees and certificates were awarded to heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Wisconsin to see which basic certificate 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.

Best Wisconsin Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling

Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Wisconsin. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $4,642 per year.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public college with a small student population.

WITC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WITC also took the #5 spot in our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Wisconsin rankings.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gateway Technical College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gateway Technical College are $4,766 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 290
Indiana 363
Ohio 598
Illinois 1,092

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 3 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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