The HVAC Major at College of the Desert

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Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology at College of the Desert

Every heating, ventilation, air conditioning & refrigeration engineering technology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the hvac program at College of the Desert stacks up to those at other schools.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and has a total student population of 10,932.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

College of the Desert Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in HVAC (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in HVAC

College of the Desert Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology Rankings

HVAC Student Demographics at College of the Desert

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hvac majors at College of the Desert.

College of the Desert Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology Associate’s Program

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of hvac associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in hvac graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Desert with a associate's in hvac.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That HVAC Grads May Go Into

A degree in hvac can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for College of the Desert.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	27,720	$58,130
Engineering Technicians	11,280	$71,420

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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