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

30 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Elizabethtown Community and Technical College the best school in the Southeast Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Elizabethtown.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. ICC is a small public school located in the town of Fulton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Central Piedmont Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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#5

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, VA

Out of the 30 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Advanced Technology Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ATI is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Remington College - Mobile Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Remington College - Mobile Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Mobile.

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Remington College - Memphis Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Memphis, Remington College - Memphis Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Savannah Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Savannah Tech is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

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Remington College - Lafayette Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. Remington College - Lafayette Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

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Tri-County Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. TCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pendleton.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 43
Virginia 48
North Carolina 128
Tennessee 11
Kentucky 41
South Carolina 24
Louisiana 2
Arkansas 28
Alabama 4
Mississippi 69
West Virginia 1

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

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 25 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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