2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration was ranked #195 in the country. In fact 19,594 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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. 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.
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2023 Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Madison Area Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,769 a year. The average amount in student loans that HVACR majors at Madison College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $20,430.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Madison College is ranked #2 for overall quality for HVACR in the Great Lakes Region .
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
CVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that HVACR majors at CVTC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $10,288.
CVTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Out of the 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Shell Lake, WITC is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WITC are $6,960 per year.
Out of the 32 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Technical College are $6,687 a year.
Western Technical College also claimed a spot on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year. HVACR majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $10,635 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,849 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, NWTC is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Gateway Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gateway Technical College are $6,803 a year.
With a ranking of #8, Waukesha County Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.
WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year.
Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MATC are $6,908 per year.
Southwestern Illinois College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
SWIC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,940 in tuition and fees each year. HVACR majors at SWIC take out an average of $6,279 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges by State
Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 25 |
| Ohio | 16 |
| Illinois | 87 |
| Indiana | 89 |
| Wisconsin | 28 |
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Majors Related to HVACR
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 25 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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