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Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida

2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$6,431 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,988 Avg Salary

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

With 1,775 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration is the #11 most popular major in Florida.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Florida to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Hillsborough Community College the best value school in Florida for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a large student population.

HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,506 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Out of the 20 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Palm Beach State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Palm Beach State College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Lake Worth.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Palm Beach State College are $3,050 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, hvacr majors at Palm Beach State College accumulate an average of around $4,325 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Florida State College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Melbourne, EFSC is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at EFSC are $2,791 per year.

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#4

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian River State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indian River State College are $2,764 per year.

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#5

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Daytona State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in Florida. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Daytona State College are $3,106 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, hvacr graduates from Daytona State College carry an average student debtload of $5,865.

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#6

Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie

Port Saint Lucie, FL

Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the midsize city of Port Saint Lucie, Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie are $16,049 per year. The average amount in student loans that hvacr majors at Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,640.

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Fortis Institute - Pensacola ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida list. Fortis Institute - Pensacola is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Pensacola.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fortis Institute - Pensacola are $14,754 a year. HVACR majors at Fortis Institute - Pensacola take out an average of $11,793 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $107, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Florida Education Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Miami, Florida Education Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Florida Career College - Tampa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large suburb of Tampa, Florida Career College - Tampa is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, hvacr majors at Florida Career College - Tampa accumulate an average of around $8,867 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $103, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Florida Career College - West Palm Beach 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 #8 on the list. Florida Career College - West Palm Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Palm Beach.

The average amount in student loans that hvacr majors at Florida Career College - West Palm Beach take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,867. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $103, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,298
South Carolina 307
Arkansas 274
North Carolina 1,102
West Virginia 46
Louisiana 417
Virginia 571
Alabama 271
Kentucky 753
Tennessee 431
Mississippi 294

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

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 20 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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