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2023 Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in North Carolina

7 Colleges
$34,842 Avg Salary

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

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the #135 most popular major in North Carolina with 128 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in North Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools in Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling

Our 2023 rankings named Central Piedmont Community College the best school in North Carolina for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Forsyth Technical Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wake Technical Community College is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Guilford Technical Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in North Carolina list. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

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The excellent programs at Coastal Carolina Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in North Carolina. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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With a ranking of #6, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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

One of 7 majors within the area of study, heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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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