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

62 Colleges
$28,155 Avg Salary
$10,125 Avg Student Debt

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

With 1,775 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration is the #11 most popular major in Florida.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 62 schools in Florida 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.

Our analysis found Southern Technical College to be the most popular school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the suburb of Orlando, Southern Technical College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in Florida. TWS is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Career College - Orlando. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Florida list. Florida Career College - Orlando is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Orlando.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Florida list. Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lauderdale Lakes.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Career College - Boynton Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Boynton Beach, Florida Career College - Boynton Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Career College - West Palm Beach. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Florida list. Florida Career College - West Palm Beach is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of West Palm Beach.

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Florida Career College - Margate landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Florida Career College - Margate is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Margate.

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#8

Atlantic Technical College

Coconut Creek, FL

Atlantic Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Coconut Creek, Atlantic Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Florida Career College - Tampa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the suburb of Tampa, Florida Career College - Tampa is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Florida Career College - Hialeah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. It came in at #10 on the list. Florida Career College - Hialeah is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hialeah.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Florida award.

Rank College Location
11 College of Business and Technology-Hialeah Hialeah, FL
12 Florida Career College Pembroke Pines, FL

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,298
South Carolina 307
Arkansas 274
North Carolina 1,102
West Virginia 46
Louisiana 417
Virginia 571
Alabama 271
Kentucky 753
Tennessee 431
Mississippi 294

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 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).

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