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2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Basic Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 21,891 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
2023 Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast 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 2023 rankings named South Louisiana Community College the best value school in the Southeast Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. South Louisiana Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lafayette.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Georgia Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Waco, West Georgia Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at West Georgia Technical College are $5,522 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, West Georgia Technical College also is in the top 20% of our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Piedmont Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are $5,558 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Northwestern Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Northwestern Technical College are $5,512 a year.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Savannah Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Savannah Tech is a small public school located in the midsize city of Savannah.
Savannah Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,442 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #6, Oconee Fall Line Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. OFTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Sandersville.
OFTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,472 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OFTC also did well on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Southern Crescent Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,526 in tuition and fees each year.
Atlanta Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Atlanta Area Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Atlanta Area Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $5,564 in tuition and fees each year.
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,562 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list.
With a ranking of #10, Columbus Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbus Technical College are $5,442 a year.
Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges by State
Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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South Carolina | 307 |
Georgia | 1,298 |
Arkansas | 274 |
North Carolina | 1,102 |
Florida | 1,775 |
West Virginia | 46 |
Louisiana | 417 |
Virginia | 571 |
Alabama | 271 |
Kentucky | 753 |
Tennessee | 431 |
Mississippi | 294 |
Majors Related to HVACR
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
HVACR Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician | 21,891 |
Most Popular Majors Related to HVACR
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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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