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2023 Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

14 Colleges
$40,379 Avg Salary
$14,358 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration was ranked #195 in the country. In fact 19,594 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for HVACR majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Chippewa Valley Technical College is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

HVACR majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $18,890 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

The excellent associate degree programs at Western Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in the Great Lakes Region . Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Gateway Technical College is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Northwestern Ohio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Northwestern Ohio is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lima.

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Remington College - Cleveland Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Cleveland, Remington College - Cleveland Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Lansing Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. LCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Lansing.

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#10

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Grand Rapids Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.

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

Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 25
Ohio 16
Illinois 87
Indiana 89
Wisconsin 28

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

Majors Similar to HVACR

Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 56,539
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 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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