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2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

35 Colleges
$14,286 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,747 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.

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 Middle Atlantic 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

Our analysis found Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the city of Lancaster.

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $8,450 in tuition and fees each year.

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$10,764 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Troy, HVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HVCC are $10,764 a year.

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#3

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY
$10,769 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 35 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Erie Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Erie Community College are $10,769 a year.

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#4

Triangle Tech - Greensburg

Greensburg, PA
$18,390 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Triangle Tech - Greensburg helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Greensburg, Triangle Tech - Greensburg is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Triangle Tech - Greensburg are $18,390 a year.

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#5

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA
$15,663 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 35 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosedale Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Rosedale Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pittsburgh.

Rosedale Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,663 in tuition and fees each year.

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$9,818 Average Tuition & Fees

Harrisburg Area Community 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. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,818 in tuition and fees each year.

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$7,798 Average Tuition & Fees

Mohawk Valley Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Utica, MVCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

MVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,798 in tuition and fees each year.

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$11,863 Average Tuition & Fees

Community College of Allegheny County landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCAC are $11,863 per year.

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#9

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY
$10,368 Average Tuition & Fees

Monroe Community 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 #9 on the list. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Monroe Community College are $10,368 a year.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. Penn College is a small public school located in the city of Williamsport.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Penn College are $25,170 a year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 396
Pennsylvania 728
New Jersey 305
Maryland 89
Delaware 70

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 35 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).

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