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2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2021-2022, 179 degrees and certificates were awarded to heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state.
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.
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 Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling
Our 2023 rankings named Kansas City Kansas Community College the best value school in Kansas for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $3,164 per year. HVACR majors at Kansas City Kansas Community College take out an average of $5,474 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Kansas City Kansas Community College also took the #5 spot in our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kansas rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Highland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Kansas list. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Highland Community College are $3,330 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Wichita, WSU Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WSU Tech are $5,715 a year.
WSU Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Kansas list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washburn Institute of Technology is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public college with a small student population.
Washburn Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $8,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Salina Area Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Salina Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Salina.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salina Tech are $7,320 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, North Central Kansas Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. North Central Kansas Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.
North Central Kansas Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,492 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Missouri | 245 |
Minnesota | 343 |
South Dakota | 30 |
Iowa | 145 |
North Dakota | 13 |
Nebraska | 75 |
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 |
Majors Similar 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 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.