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Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

16 Colleges
$39,647 Avg Salary
$15,651 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration program at each school on the list.


 

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for hvacr majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Clover Park Technical College to be the most popular school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bellingham Technical College is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Las Vegas, CSN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 4% of the hvacr majors at the school.

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#4

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Walla Walla Community College is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Honolulu Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the city of Honolulu.

About 7% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 93% are male.

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Spokane Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Women make up 8% of the hvacr majors at the school.

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Bates Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Bates Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

Of the 7 students majoring in hvacr at Bates Technical College, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Portland Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Renton Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Renton, Renton Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Truckee Meadows Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Truckee Meadows Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Reno.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 373
California 2,082
Oregon 29
Nevada 203
Alaska 6
Hawaii 22

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 16 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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