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2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$6,222 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,379 Avg Salary

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

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the #195 most popular major in the country with 19,594 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling

#1

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID

Our 2023 rankings named College of Eastern Idaho the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Idaho Falls, CEI is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CEI are $6,222 a year.

Full Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at College of Eastern Idaho Report

#2

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of Southern Idaho. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Twin Falls.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Broomfield, Spartan College - Denver is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Spartan College - Denver undergraduate students pay an average of $15,790 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, HVACR graduates from Spartan College - Denver carry an average student debtload of $21,438.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lewis - Clark State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population.

Lewis - Clark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $20,238 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Lewis - Clark State College Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Intellitec College - Colorado Springs landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Intellitec College - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, HVACR graduates from Intellitec College - Colorado Springs carry an average student debtload of $18,366.

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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 Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 95
Utah 0
Idaho 6
Wyoming 1

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

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 5 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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