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

11 Colleges
$36,841 Avg Salary

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

In 2021-2022, 145 degrees and certificates were awarded to heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Iowa 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 2023 rankings named Western Iowa Tech Community College the most popular school in Iowa for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawkeye Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hawkeye Community College is a small public school located in the city of Waterloo.

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#3

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

Out of the 11 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Western Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Iowa Western Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Council Bluffs.

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The excellent programs at North Iowa Area Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in Iowa. Located in the remote town of Mason City, North Iowa Area Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

The excellent programs at Kirkwood Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in Iowa. Kirkwood Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids.

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Eastern Iowa Community College District landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration programs. Located in the midsize city of Davenport, Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Des Moines Area 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 #7 on the list. DMACC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

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#8

Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, IA

With a ranking of #8, Iowa Lakes Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students. Located in the remote town of Estherville, Iowa Lakes Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Iowa Central Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the remote town of Fort Dodge, Iowa Central Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Northeast Iowa Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Trade Schools in Iowa list. Located in the rural area of Calmar, NICC is a public college with a small student population.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 179
Missouri 245
Minnesota 343
South Dakota 30
North Dakota 13
Nebraska 75

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

HVACR Concentrations

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 11 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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