2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region
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. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the Southwest 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.
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2023 Most Popular Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for hvacr majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology the most popular school in the Southwest Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the distant town of Okmulgee.
Women make up 4% of the hvacr majors at the school.
Out of the 35 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 2 spot on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.
Women make up 3% of the hvacr majors at the school.
The in-demand associate degree programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a very large student population.
The in-demand associate degree programs at South Texas College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public college with a very large student population.
About 11% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 89% are male.
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San Jacinto Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 7% of the hvacr majors at the school.
Tyler Junior College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.
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Central New Mexico 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 large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 10% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 90% are male.
With a ranking of #8, Galveston College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Galveston College is a small public school located in the fringe town of Galveston.
Of the 2 students majoring in hvacr at Galveston College, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.
Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges by State
Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 432 |
Texas | 1,717 |
Oklahoma | 460 |
New Mexico | 65 |
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 29 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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