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2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts

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

In 2021-2022, 239 degrees and certificates were awarded to heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Massachusetts 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology to be the most popular school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, BFIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 2% of the hvacr majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, STCC is a public school with a small student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 94% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Southeastern Technical Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in Massachusetts. Southeastern Technical Institute is a small public school located in the rural area of South Easton.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Quinsigamond Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in Massachusetts. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

Of the 6 students majoring in hvacr at Quinsigamond Community College, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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

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

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 4 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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