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Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

57 Colleges
$33,600 Avg Salary
$11,003 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 57 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Check out the hvacr programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Apex Technical School

Long Island City, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Apex Technical School the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Apex Technical School is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Long Island City.

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#1

Pennco Tech-Blackwood

Blackwood, NJ

Our analysis found Pennco Tech-Blackwood to be the most popular school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Pennco Tech-Blackwood is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Blackwood.

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#3

Pennco Tech-Bristol

Bristol, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pennco Tech-Bristol is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the suburb of Bristol, Pennco Tech-Bristol is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#4

Orleans Technical College

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Orleans Technical College is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Orleans Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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Out of the 57 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fortis Institute - Wayne landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Wayne, Fortis Institute - Wayne is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in the city of Lancaster.

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#7

Fortis Institute - Lawrenceville

Lawrenceville, NJ

Fortis Institute - Lawrenceville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Fortis Institute - Lawrenceville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

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All-State Career School - Pittsburgh landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the large suburb of West Mifflin, All-State Career School - Pittsburgh is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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North American Trade Schools landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. North American Trade Schools is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

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#10

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #10, Erie Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Erie Community 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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 396
Pennsylvania 728
New Jersey 305
Maryland 89
Delaware 70

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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