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2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

40 Colleges
$7,521 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,634 Avg Salary

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

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the #12 most popular major in the country with 19,594 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 40 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for HVACR students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools

$5,740 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Clover Park Technical College the best value school in the Far Western US Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

CPTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,740 in tuition and fees each year.

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$5,135 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spokane Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Spokane.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spokane Community College are $5,135 per year.

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$8,310 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Honolulu Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the city of Honolulu.

Honolulu CC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA
$6,350 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Walla Walla Community College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Located in the city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Walla Walla Community College are $6,350 a year.

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$9,670 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Portland Community College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Portland Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Portland Community College are $9,670 per year.

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#6

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

Charter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Vancouver.

Charter College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,208 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA
$4,734 Average Tuition & Fees

Wenatchee Valley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WVC are $4,734 a year.

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#8

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV
$11,534 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, College of Southern Nevada did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSN are $11,534 a year.

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United Education Institute-Anaheim landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. Located in the large suburb of Anaheim, United Education Institute-Anaheim is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

CET, Coachella

Coachella, CA

CET, Coachella came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Coachella, CET, Coachella is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges by State

Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 373
California 2,082
Oregon 29
Nevada 203
Alaska 6
Hawaii 22

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

HVACR Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 19,594

Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 56,514
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,717
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 7,770
Precision Systems Maintenance 1,932
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,267

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 40 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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