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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$5,122 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 571 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Virginia

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

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

Our analysis found Northern Virginia Community College to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 per year.

Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Northern Virginia Community College

The excellent basic certificate programs at Virginia Western Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Virginia Western Community College are $5,103 a year.

Full Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Virginia Western Community College Report

Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, New River Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. NRCC is a small public school located in the town of Dublin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NRCC are $4,697 a year.

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#4

CET, Alexandria

Alexandria, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means CET, Alexandria is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. CET, Alexandria is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Alexandria.

Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at CET, Alexandria

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,298
South Carolina 307
Arkansas 274
North Carolina 1,102
Florida 1,775
West Virginia 46
Louisiana 417
Alabama 271
Kentucky 753
Tennessee 431
Mississippi 294

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

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 4 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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