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

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

60 Colleges
$31,988 Avg Salary
$10,598 Avg Student Debt

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

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 Undergraduate Certificate 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. This report analyzed 60 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Florida Career College - Houston Campus the most popular school in the Southwest Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Houston, Florida Career College - Houston Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 5% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 95% are male.

The average amount in student loans that hvacr majors at Florida Career College - Houston Campus take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,867. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $103, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Lamson Institute

San Antonio, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamson Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamson Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

Women make up 4% of the hvacr majors at the school.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, hvacr graduates from Lamson Institute carry an average student debt load of $8,206.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Indian Capital Technology Center, Muskogee is a small public school located in the rural area of Muskogee.

About 3% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 97% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means United Education Institute - UEI College - Phoenix is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UEI College - Phoenix is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 89% are male.

The average amount in student loans that hvacr majors at UEI College - Phoenix take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $8,790. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $101.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston School of Carpentry. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston School of Carpentry is a private for-profit school with a student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Tulsa Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

About 3% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 97% are male.

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El Paso Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, El Paso Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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#8

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

With a ranking of #8, Lone Star College System did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.

Of the 33 students majoring in hvacr at North Harris Montgomery, 94% are male and 6% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, hvacr graduates from North Harris Montgomery carry an average student debt load of $7,378.

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With a ranking of #9, Fortis Institute - Houston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Fortis Institute - Houston is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

About 6% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 94% are male.

The average amount in student loans that hvacr majors at Fortis Institute - Houston take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,813. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $59.

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#10

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

With a ranking of #10, Texarkana College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in hvacr at Texarkana College, 93% are male and 7% are female.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, hvacr graduates from Texarkana College carry an average student debt load of $9,750.

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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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 South Texas College McAllen, TX
12 Arizona Automotive Institute Glendale, AZ

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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