Find Trade Colleges

Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region

8 Colleges

Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 21,891 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

The Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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.

Check out the hvacr basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Northeast Technical Institute

Scarborough, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Technical Institute the most popular school in the New England Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Scarborough, Northeast Technical Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 87 students majoring in hvacr at Northeast Technical Institute, 97% are male and 3% are female.

Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Northeast Technical Institute

Request Information

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. BFIT is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 2% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 98% are male.

Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology

Request Information

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Springfield Technical Community College is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. STCC is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Of the 17 students majoring in hvacr at STCC, 94% are male and 6% are female.

Read More…

Request Information

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Manchester, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in hvacr at MCC, 91% are male and 9% are female.

Full Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Manchester Community College Report

Request Information

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Technical Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of South Easton, Southeastern Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

Read More…

Request Information

Quinsigamond 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 basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 17% of the hvacr majors at the school.

Read More…

Request Information

Kennebec Valley Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Kennebec Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fairfield.

Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Kennebec Valley Community College

Request Information

Northern Maine Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the remote town of Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Northern Maine Community College

Request Information

Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges by State

Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 239
Maine 103
Connecticut 197
Rhode Island 74
New Hampshire 37

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

HVACR Concentrations

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 8 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.

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.