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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$2,516 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,988 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students earned 1,102 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling

Our analysis found Forsyth Technical Community College to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Forsyth Tech are $2,152 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Guilford Technical Community College is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Guilford Technical Community College are $2,319 a year. HVACR majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out an average of $20,361 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

A-B Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $2,832 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

A-B Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Wake Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, hvacr graduates from Wake Technical Community College carry an average student debtload of $11,493.

In addition to its great value ranking, Wake Technical Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list.

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Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Coastal Carolina Community College are $2,462 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Fayetteville Technical Community 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 midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a large student population.

FTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, hvacr graduates from FTCC carry an average student debtload of $14,189.

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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
South Carolina 307
Georgia 1,298
Arkansas 274
Florida 1,775
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

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 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.

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