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2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
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 suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 a year.
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Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Western Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Roanoke, Virginia Western Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Western Community College are $5,103 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New River Community College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. NRCC is a small public school located in the town of Dublin.
NRCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,697 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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 small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Alexandria.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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South Carolina | 307 |
Georgia | 1,298 |
Arkansas | 274 |
North Carolina | 1,102 |
Florida | 1,775 |
West Virginia | 46 |
Louisiana | 417 |
Tennessee | 431 |
Alabama | 271 |
Kentucky | 753 |
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 |
Majors Similar 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 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.