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Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Illinois

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

30 Colleges
$32,833 Avg Salary
$9,341 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration was ranked 8th in Illinois. In fact, 1,092 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

ETI School of Skilled Trades

Willowbrook, IL

Our analysis found ETI School of Skilled Trades to be the most popular school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. ETI is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Willowbrook.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Moraine Valley Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Illinois list. MVCC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Palos Hills.

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#3

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Lake County. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Elgin Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. ECC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Elgin.

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William Rainey Harper College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Harper College is a large public school located in the suburb of Palatine.

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#8

Illinois Central College

East Peoria, IL

Illinois Central College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. ICC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of East Peoria.

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With a ranking of #9, Lincoln Land Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, LLCC is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Kennedy-King College is a small public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 290
Indiana 363
Wisconsin 209
Ohio 598

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 27 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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