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

35 Colleges
$34,842 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in North Carolina to see which 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.

Check out the HVACR programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our 2023 rankings named Wake Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

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#2

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnston Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the rural area of Smithfield, Johnston Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastal Carolina Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in North Carolina list. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cape Fear Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in North Carolina list. CFCC is a large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

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Central Piedmont Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public school with a small 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. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

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#9

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a medium-sized 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 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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