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2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

32 Colleges
$11,095 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,988 Avg Salary

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

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,891 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. 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.

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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

2023 Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for hvacr majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

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

Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,812 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Madison College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,793 in tuition and fees each year. On average, hvacr graduates from CVTC take out $7,131 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

CVTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in the Great Lakes Region . WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WITC are $6,624 per year. On average, hvacr graduates from WITC take out $9,611 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,788 per year. HVACR majors at Western Technical College take out an average of $9,149 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Western Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, hvacr graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $6,601.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. NWTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

NWTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,965 in tuition and fees each year.

NWTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Gateway Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate heating, air conditioning, ventilation & 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 $6,917 per year.

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Waukesha County Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,722 in tuition and fees each year.

WCTC also claimed a spot on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Waukesha County Technical College Report

Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. MATC is a large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $7,018 a year.

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#10

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, IL

Southwestern Illinois College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

SWIC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,210 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 290
Indiana 363
Wisconsin 209
Ohio 598
Illinois 1,092

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
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 21,891

Majors Similar to HVACR

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 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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