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Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

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

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

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the #135 most popular major in North Carolina with 128 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 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 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 analysis found Fayetteville Technical Community College to be the most popular school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students who want to pursue a associate degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 5% of the HVACR majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

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#3

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnston Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Smithfield, Johnston Community College is a public school with a small student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in HVACR at the school are women while 86% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

Women make up 8% of the HVACR majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, HVACR graduates from Guilford Technical Community College carry an average student debt load of $23,513.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in HVACR at Central Piedmont Community College, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

With a ranking of #7, Pitt Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Alamance Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

Of the 7 students majoring in HVACR at ACC, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. Located in the city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Montgomery Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Troy, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 43
Virginia 48
Tennessee 11
Kentucky 41
South Carolina 24
Louisiana 2
Arkansas 28
Alabama 4
Mississippi 69
West Virginia 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 24 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).

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