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

75 Colleges
$31,946 Avg Salary
$11,511 Avg Student Debt

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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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

The Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 75 schools in the Southwest Region 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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#1

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Our analysis found Lone Star College System to be the most popular school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Refrigeration School is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the large city of Phoenix, RSI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Florida Career College - Houston Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, Florida Career College - Houston Campus is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston School of Carpentry. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston School of Carpentry is a private for-profit college with a student population.

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#5

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

The excellent programs at El Centro College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Tulsa Welding School-Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the large city of Houston, TWS is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX

Lamson Institute came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamson Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee 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. Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee is a small public school located in the rural area of Muskogee.

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El Paso Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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United Education Institute - UEI College - Phoenix ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UEI College - Phoenix is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#11

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

Del Mar College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
12 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
13 South Texas College McAllen, TX
14 Tulsa Technology Center Tulsa, OK
15 Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX

Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges by State

Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 432
Texas 1,717
Oklahoma 460
New Mexico 65

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).

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