2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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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 large city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HCC are $2,506 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palm Beach State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Florida 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.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Eastern Florida State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in Florida. Located in the city of Melbourne, EFSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EFSC are $2,791 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indian River State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s 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.
Indian River State College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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 large public school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Daytona State College are $3,106 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, hvacr graduates from Daytona State College carry an average student debtload of $5,865.
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Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Port Saint Lucie, Fortis Institute - Port Saint Lucie is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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.
Fortis Institute - Pensacola landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Fortis Institute - Pensacola is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of Pensacola.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fortis Institute - Pensacola are $14,754 per 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.
With a ranking of #8, Florida Education Institute 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 large suburb of Miami, Florida Education Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Florida Career College - Tampa 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. 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.
With a ranking of #8, Florida Career College - West Palm Beach did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Florida Career College - West Palm Beach is a fairly 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.
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 |
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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 |
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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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