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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$4,668 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,822 Avg Salary

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

With 28 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration is the #182 most popular major in Wisconsin.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Wisconsin to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin

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

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

Our analysis found Madison Area Technical College to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $4,600 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, HVACR majors at Madison College accumulate an average of around $20,430 in student debt.

Madison College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $4,568 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, HVACR majors at CVTC accumulate an average of around $10,288 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CVTC is ranked #3 for overall quality for HVACR in Wisconsin.

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#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western Technical College are $4,572 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

WITC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $4,734 per year.

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Gateway Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Kenosha.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gateway Technical College are $4,688 per year.

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Waukesha County 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 Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $4,488 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Milwaukee Area 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. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MATC are $4,793 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 25
Ohio 16
Illinois 87
Indiana 89

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 8 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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