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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

28 Colleges
$6,305 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,352 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for HVACR students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Southwest Region

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

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

$4,872 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Wharton County Junior College to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Wharton, Wharton County Junior College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Wharton County Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,872 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Southwest Region list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Harris Montgomery are $6,168 per year. HVACR majors at North Harris Montgomery take out an average of $7,588 in student loans while working on their egree.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Harris Montgomery is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#3

South Plains College

Levelland, TX
$4,276 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Plains College is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Located in the distant town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#4

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX
$5,236 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texarkana College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the 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. The average amount in student loans that HVACR majors at Texarkana College take out is $10,250.

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$5,040 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 28 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.

San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX
$4,440 Average Tuition & Fees

Tyler Junior College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 per year.

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$11,384 Average Tuition & Fees

Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the town of Okmulgee.

OSU Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $11,384 in tuition and fees each year. HVACR majors at OSU Institute of Technology take out an average of $12,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$5,886 Average Tuition & Fees

Southwest Texas Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public school with a moderately-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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$5,460 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Houston Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. 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. While working on their degree, HVACR majors at Houston Community College accumulate an average of around $16,710 in student debt.

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#10

Pima Community College

Tucson, AZ
$7,566 Average Tuition & Fees

Pima 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 #10 on the list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each 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 28 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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