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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$6,391 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 the Southwest Region

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

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

#1

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Our analysis found Lone Star College System to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.

North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,168 in tuition and fees each year.

North Harris Montgomery also claimed a spot on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#2

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

The excellent associate degree programs at South Plains College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

South Plains College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,276 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tyler Junior College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.

Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,440 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in the Southwest Region . OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the distant town of Okmulgee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OSU Institute of Technology are $11,384 a year.

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#5

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texarkana College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a public college with a small student population.

Texarkana College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,236 in tuition and fees each year.

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San Jacinto Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jacinto College are $5,040 per year.

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Houston Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southwest Texas Junior College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. Located in the remote town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Texas Junior College are $5,886 per year.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Dona Ana are $5,664 per year.

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Central New Mexico Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,540 a year.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 172
Arizona 5
Oklahoma 38
New Mexico 16

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 13 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).

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