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

14 Colleges
$32,533 Avg Salary
$12,650 Avg Student Debt

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

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the #153 most popular major in South Carolina with 24 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in South 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 South Carolina.

Our analysis found Horry-Georgetown Technical College to be the most popular school for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, HVACR graduates from Horry-Georgetown Technical College carry an average student debt load of $9,500.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fortis College - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in South Carolina list. Fortis College - Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

After completing their degree, HVACR graduates from Fortis College - Columbia carry an average student debt load of $13,000.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tri-County Technical College is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration students. Located in the large suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Greenville Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

The excellent programs at Piedmont Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration schools in South Carolina. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

York Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Florence-Darlington Technical 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 #7 on the list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Florence.

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#8

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs. Spartanburg Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Spartanburg.

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#8

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Trident Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Schools in South Carolina ranking. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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#10

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, SC

Midlands Technical 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 #10 on the list. MTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of West Columbia.

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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
North Carolina 128
Tennessee 11
Kentucky 41
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.

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 14 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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