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

7 Colleges
$40,442 Avg Salary
$8,550 Avg Student Debt

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

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maine. With 103 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Maine 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges.

#1

Northeast Technical Institute

Scarborough, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Technical Institute the most popular school in Maine for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Northeast Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Scarborough.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennebec Valley Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Maine list. Located in the rural area of Fairfield, Kennebec Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Maine list. Located in the small city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington County Community College is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the remote town of Calais, Washington County Community College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Maine Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Maine list. Located in the small city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Northern Maine Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Maine ranking. Northern Maine Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Presque Isle.

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With a ranking of #7, Central Maine Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 239
Connecticut 197
Rhode Island 74
New Hampshire 37

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 7 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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