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2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in California

2 Colleges
$40,379 Avg Salary
$14,358 Avg Student Debt

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

With 5 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration is the #300 most popular major in California.

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 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for HVACR majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia the most popular school in California for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Visalia, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

HVACR majors at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia take out an average of $17,507 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

#2

Mayfield College

Cathedral City, CA

Out of the 2 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Mayfield College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mayfield College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Cathedral City.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 86
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 2 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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