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2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Washington

13 Colleges
$42,440 Avg Salary
$14,405 Avg Student Debt

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

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the #15 most popular major in Washington with 373 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Washington to see which 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 .

#1

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Charter College the most popular school in Washington for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clover Park Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walla Walla Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Perry Technical Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Perry Tech is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Yakima.

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The excellent programs at Northwest HVAC/R Training Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in Washington. Northwest HVAC/R Training Center is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

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Renton Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Renton, Renton Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Bellingham Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the small city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public school with a small student population.

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Bates Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Bates Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Tacoma.

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Spokane Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Washington list. Spokane Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

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#10

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA

With a ranking of #10, Wenatchee Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the small city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public college with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
California 2,082
Oregon 29
Nevada 203
Alaska 6
Hawaii 22

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

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 13 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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