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2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in Alabama

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$9,258 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,722 Avg Salary

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

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the #212 most popular major in Alabama with 4 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Alabama 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in Alabama

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

Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality in Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling

$4,860 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Alabama Community College the best value school in Alabama for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Northeast is a small public school located in the rural area of Rainsville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $4,860 per year.

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$13,655 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Fortis Institute - Birmingham landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, Fortis Institute - Birmingham is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fortis Institute - Birmingham are $13,655 per year. On average, HVACR graduates from Fortis Institute - Birmingham take out $13,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$17,773 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Remington College - Mobile Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in Alabama list. Remington College - Mobile Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.

Remington College - Mobile Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $17,773 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, HVACR graduates from Remington College - Mobile Campus carry an average student debtload of $12,965. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $52, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Fortis College - Montgomery

Montgomery, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fortis College - Montgomery is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Located in the city of Montgomery, Fortis College - Montgomery is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, HVACR graduates from Fortis College - Montgomery carry an average student debtload of $13,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $98, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at Fortis College - Dothan helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in Alabama. Fortis College - Dothan is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Dothan.

HVACR majors at Fortis College - Dothan take out an average of $12,890 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $75, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent programs at Fortis College - Foley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in Alabama. Fortis College - Foley is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Foley.

After completing their degree, HVACR graduates from Fortis College - Foley carry an average student debtload of $12,890. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $75, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#4

Fortis College

Mobile, AL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fortis College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Located in the midsize city of Mobile, Fortis College - Mobile is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, HVACR majors at Fortis College - Mobile accumulate an average of around $13,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $98, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 43
Virginia 48
North Carolina 128
Tennessee 11
Kentucky 41
South Carolina 24
Louisiana 2
Arkansas 28
Mississippi 69
West Virginia 1

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

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 7 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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