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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,488 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, 728 degrees and certificates were awarded to heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

2023 Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

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

Our analysis found Delaware County Community College to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Pennsylvania. Delaware County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Media.

Delaware County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harrisburg Area Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HACC are $8,565 a year.

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#3

Orleans Technical College

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Orleans Technical College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Orleans Technical College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Orleans Technical College

Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 396
New Jersey 305
Maryland 89
Delaware 70

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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