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2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,379 Avg Salary

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

With 5 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration is the #300 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for HVACR students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in California

Check out the HVACR associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling

Our analysis found San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Located in the rural area of Visalia, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, HVACR majors at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia accumulate an average of around $17,507 in student debt.

Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

#1

Mayfield College

Cathedral City, CA

Our analysis found Mayfield College to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Mayfield College is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cathedral City.

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Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 86
Oregon 10
Nevada 26
Hawaii 12
Alaska 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 2 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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