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2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the #15 most popular major in Washington with 373 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling
Our 2023 rankings named Clover Park Technical College the best value school in Washington for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.
CPTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,979 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Walla Walla Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Walla Walla Community College are $4,965 per year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Charter College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Vancouver.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Charter College are $16,784 a year. On average, hvacr graduates from Charter College take out $13,555 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Charter College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wenatchee Valley College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public college with a small student population.
WVC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,968 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Perry Technical Institute. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Perry Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Yakima.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest HVAC/R Training Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Northwest HVAC/R Training Center is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.
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Explore all the Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 2,082 |
Oregon | 29 |
Nevada | 203 |
Alaska | 6 |
Hawaii | 22 |
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Related Majors for HVACR
One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration has other similar majors worth exploring.
HVACR Focus Areas
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 6 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.