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2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$5,030 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,822 Avg Salary

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

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the #129 most popular major in Washington with 86 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Washington to see which undergraduate certificate 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington

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

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling

Our 2023 rankings named Clover Park Technical College the best value school in Washington for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CPTC are $5,740 per year.

Full Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Clover Park Technical College Report

#2

Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

Out of the 6 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Walla Walla Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Walla Walla, Walla Walla Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Walla Walla Community College are $4,850 a year.

Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Walla Walla Community College

#3

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

Out of the 6 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Charter College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Vancouver.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Charter College are $17,208 per year. The average amount in student loans that HVACR majors at Charter College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $15,179.

Charter College also made our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list, coming in at #2.

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#4

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wenatchee Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in the small city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public school with a small student population.

WVC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Wenatchee Valley College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Perry Technical Institute is a great value for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Perry Tech is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Yakima.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest HVAC/R Training Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Washington list. Northwest HVAC/R Training Center is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Spokane.

On average, HVACR graduates from Northwest HVAC/R Training Center take out $8,235 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5
Oregon 10
Nevada 26
Hawaii 12
Alaska 1

One of 7 majors within the area of study, heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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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