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

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

With 1,775 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration is the #11 most popular major in Florida.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in Florida 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for hvacr majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville the most popular school in Florida for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Jacksonville.

Women make up 5% of the hvacr majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Business and Technology-Hialeah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. CBT College - Hialeah is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hialeah.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International Training Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, Florida International Training Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend InterAmerican Technical Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Miami, ITI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in hvacr at ITI, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Suncoast Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in Florida. Suncoast Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Sarasota.

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Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Saint Petersburg, Pinellas Technical College -St. Petersburg is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, South Dade Technical College - South Dade Skills Center Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of HOMESTEAD, South Dade Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Traviss Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the rural area of Lakeland, Traviss Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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M-DCPS The English Center ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Florida list. The English Center is a small public school located in the city of Miami.

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Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical 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 #10 on the list. Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Miami Lakes.

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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
North Carolina 1,102
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

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 21 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).

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