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

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 large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,812 in tuition and fees each year.

Madison College 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 5% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Chippewa Valley Technical College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college 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 also took the #5 spot in our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school 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 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 5% of all schools in this category.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. NWTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,965 per year.

NWTC 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.

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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 medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Kenosha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gateway Technical College are $6,917 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,722 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WCTC also is in the top 20% of our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #9, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. MATC is a large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MATC are $7,018 per year.

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#10

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, IL

Southwestern Illinois College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large 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 schools 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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