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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$10,483 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,185 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

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

#1

College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, ID
$6,222 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found College of Eastern Idaho to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Idaho Falls, CEI is a public college with a small student population.

CEI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,222 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Fortis College - Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, UT
$14,240 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fortis College - Salt Lake City. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Fortis College - Salt Lake City is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fortis College - Salt Lake City are $14,240 per year. The average amount in student loans that HVACR majors at Fortis College - Salt Lake City take out is $13,000.

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#3

North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, ID
$8,736 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Idaho College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. NIC is a small public school located in the city of Coeur d'Alene.

NIC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,736 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls, ID
$6,840 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means College of Southern Idaho is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. College of Southern Idaho is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Twin Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at College of Southern Idaho are $6,840 a year.

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$15,790 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Broomfield, Spartan College - Denver is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Spartan College - Denver undergraduate students pay an average of $15,790 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salt Lake Community College are $12,734 per year.

Salt Lake Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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$20,238 Average Tuition & Fees

Lewis - Clark State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis - Clark State College are $20,238 per year.

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#8

Davis Technical College

Kaysville, UT

Davis Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Davis Tech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kaysville.

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Intellitec College - Colorado Springs came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Colorado Springs, Intellitec College - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, HVACR majors at Intellitec College - Colorado Springs accumulate an average of around $19,000 in student debt.

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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 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).

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