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Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina

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

Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in North Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Fayetteville Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

HVACR majors at FTCC take out an average of $15,092 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Out of the 24 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Wake Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

Of the 28 students majoring in hvacr at Wake Technical Community College, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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#3

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

Out of the 24 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnston Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Smithfield, Johnston Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 24 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Piedmont Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.

About 8% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 92% are male.

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Out of the 24 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.

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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Alamance 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 #8 on the list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

Of the 12 students majoring in hvacr at ACC, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Asheville-Buncombe Technical 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. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Surry Community College

Dobson, NC

Surry 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 #10 on the list. Surry Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Dobson.

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Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,298
South Carolina 307
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 24 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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