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

75 Colleges
$31,352 Avg Salary
$11,717 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 19,594 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Check out the HVACR programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lone Star College System the most popular school in the Southwest Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the midsize 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 and refrigeration students. Located in the city of Phoenix, RSI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 75 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Career College - Houston Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Florida Career College - Houston Campus is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Houston School of Carpentry helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in the Southwest Region . Houston School of Carpentry is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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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 and refrigeration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Tulsa Welding School-Houston came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, TWS is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #7, Lamson Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Lamson Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee is a small public school located in the rural area of Muskogee.

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With a ranking of #9, El Paso Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Located in the city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very 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

With a ranking of #11, Del Mar College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. DMC is a large public school located in the large city of Corpus Christi.

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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 and refrigeration colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is one of 7 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

HVACR Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 19,594

Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 56,514
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,717
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 7,770
Precision Systems Maintenance 1,932
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,267

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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