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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$6,051 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,862 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 18 degrees and certificates were awarded to heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #170 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kansas 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.

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 Kansas

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

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

$3,300 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas City Kansas Community College the best value school in Kansas for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Kansas City Kansas Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,300 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, HVACR majors at Kansas City Kansas Community College accumulate an average of around $4,840 in student debt.

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$3,570 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Highland Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in Kansas. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Highland Community College are $3,570 per year.

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$5,963 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. WSU Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Wichita.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU Tech are $5,963 per year.

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$8,323 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washburn Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in Kansas list. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washburn Tech are $8,323 per year.

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$7,460 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salina Area Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in Kansas list. Salina Tech is a small public school located in the town of Salina.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salina Tech are $7,460 a year.

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$7,692 Average Tuition & Fees

North Central Kansas Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in Kansas list. North Central Kansas Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central Kansas Technical College are $7,692 per year.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 68
Minnesota 96
Iowa 32
Nebraska 44
North Dakota 4
South Dakota 26

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 6 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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