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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$2,556 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2021-2022, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students earned 1,102 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

Check out the hvacr basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Forsyth Technical Community College to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Forsyth Tech are $2,152 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Piedmont Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Central Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,792 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Central Piedmont Community College also made our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wake Technical Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 per year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Guilford Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in North Carolina. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

Guilford Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,319 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Coastal Carolina Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in North Carolina. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

Coastal Carolina Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,462 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Fayetteville Technical Community 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 medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FTCC are $2,564 per year.

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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at A-B Tech are $2,832 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,298
South Carolina 307
Arkansas 274
Florida 1,775
West Virginia 46
Louisiana 417
Virginia 571
Alabama 271
Kentucky 753
Tennessee 431
Mississippi 294

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

Majors Similar to HVACR

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 7 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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