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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

23 Colleges
$6,143 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 #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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Southwest 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.

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 the Southwest Region

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

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

#1

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Our analysis found Lone Star College System to be the best value school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the city of The Woodlands.

North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $6,168 in tuition and fees each year. HVACR majors at North Harris Montgomery take out an average of $8,966 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#2

Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texarkana College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Texarkana, Texarkana College is a public school 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 while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,678.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jacinto College are $5,040 a year.

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#4

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tyler Junior College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tyler Junior College are $4,440 a year.

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Out of the 23 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year. On average, HVACR graduates from Houston Community College take out $17,904 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Southwest Texas Junior 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 #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Uvalde, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public college 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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Pima Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region 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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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the town of Roswell.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ENMU - Roswell Campus are $5,616 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, Remington College - Fort Worth Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their undergraduate certificate. Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Remington College - Fort Worth Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $17,319 in tuition and fees each year. HVACR majors at Remington College - Fort Worth Campus take out an average of $14,353 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $52.

In addition to its great value ranking, Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

NMSU Dona Ana undergraduate students pay an average of $5,664 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 colleges 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 23 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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