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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

23 Colleges
$6,229 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.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region

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

#1

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lone Star College System the best value school in the Southwest Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,456 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that hvacr majors at North Harris Montgomery take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,378.

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#2

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texarkana College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texarkana College are $5,332 per year. On average, hvacr graduates from Texarkana College take out $9,750 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tyler Junior College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year. HVACR majors at Houston Community College take out an average of $18,430 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Southwest Texas Junior 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. Located in the town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Southwest Texas Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,886 in tuition and fees each year.

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Pima Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pima County Community College District are $7,614 a year.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the town of Roswell.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ENMU - Roswell Campus are $5,616 a year.

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Remington College - Fort Worth Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Remington College - Fort Worth Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $19,258 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, hvacr graduates from Remington College - Fort Worth Campus carry an average student debtload of $12,125. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $78.

Remington College - Fort Worth Campus excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NMSU Dona Ana are $5,880 a 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 432
Texas 1,717
Oklahoma 460
New Mexico 65

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 23 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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