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

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Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Basic Certificate 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 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 the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Southwest Region to see which basic certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for hvacr majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lone Star College System the most popular school in the Southwest Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.

Of the 105 students majoring in hvacr at North Harris Montgomery, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at The Refrigeration School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, RSI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 113 students majoring in hvacr at RSI, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Welding School-Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, TWS is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 130 students majoring in hvacr at TWS, 98% are male and 2% are female.

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#4

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Houston School of Carpentry is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston School of Carpentry is a private for-profit college with a student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Mohave Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

Of the 63 students majoring in hvacr at MCC, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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#7

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

Eastern Arizona College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public school with a small student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 97% are male.

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#8

Lee College

Baytown, TX

Lee 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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San Jacinto Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in hvacr at San Jacinto College, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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Wharton County Junior College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 432
Texas 1,717
Oklahoma 460
New Mexico 65

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 25 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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