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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$4,138 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,379 Avg Salary

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

With 172 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration is the #162 most popular major in Texas.

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.

The Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for HVACR students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

#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 Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Harris Montgomery are $4,848 a year.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Jacinto Community College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jacinto College are $3,240 a year.

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#3

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texarkana College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Texarkana College is a small public school located in the city of Texarkana.

Texarkana College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,820 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

South Plains College

Levelland, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Plains College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Levelland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Plains College are $3,892 a year.

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#5

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tyler.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $3,864 per year.

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Southwest Texas Junior College 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. Southwest Texas Junior College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Uvalde.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southwest Texas Junior College are $4,062 per year.

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Houston Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,344 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Remington College - Fort Worth Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Remington College - Fort Worth Campus are $17,319 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Remington College - Dallas Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Garland, Remington College - Dallas Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Remington College - Dallas Campus are $18,764 a year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 5
Oklahoma 38
New Mexico 16

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 9 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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