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

35 Colleges
$34,842 Avg Salary
$12,273 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2021-2022, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students earned 1,102 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in North Carolina 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.

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Our analysis found Wake Technical Community College to be the most popular school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

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#2

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johnston Community College is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the rural area of Smithfield, Johnston Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastal Carolina Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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Out of the 35 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

Out of the 35 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Cape Fear Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. CFCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

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With a ranking of #6, Central Piedmont 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 Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston 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 #7 on the list. Gaston College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas.

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Alamance Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in North Carolina list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

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#9

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community 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 #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a large student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 307
Georgia 1,298
Arkansas 274
Florida 1,775
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

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 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).

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