2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
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 Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
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.
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2023 Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges.
Top 10 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools
Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Madison College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
The excellent programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.
CVTC also claimed a spot on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Out of the 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,687 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in the Great Lakes Region . WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WITC are $6,960 a year.
The excellent programs at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in the Great Lakes Region . NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,849 per year.
Ivy Tech Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 per year.
Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Gateway Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Technical College are $6,803 per year.
Waukesha County Technical 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year.
Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,908 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #10, Southwestern Illinois College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.
SWIC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,940 in tuition and fees each year.
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 Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 290 |
| Indiana | 363 |
| Wisconsin | 209 |
| Ohio | 598 |
| Illinois | 1,092 |
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Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Related Majors for HVACR
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 |
Majors Similar to HVACR
| 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 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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