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

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

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 1,717 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Texas 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

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

About 4% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 96% are male.

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Out of the 22 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Welding School-Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. TWS is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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

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#3

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Out of the 22 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the # 3 spot on the list. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the city of Dallas.

Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at El Centro College

Out of the 22 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston School of Carpentry landed the # 4 spot on the list. Houston School of Carpentry is a private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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#5

Lee College

Baytown, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lee College is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. Lee College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Baytown.

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With a ranking of #6, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

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

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Wharton County Junior 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 #7 on the list. Wharton County Junior College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Wharton.

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#8

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking. DMC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

Of the 38 students majoring in hvacr at DMC, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#9

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Tyler Junior College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

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

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#10

Hill College

Hillsboro, TX

Hill College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the distant town of Hillsboro, Hill College is a public school with a small student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 43% are male.

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 432
Oklahoma 460
New Mexico 65

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

Majors Similar to HVACR

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 22 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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