by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology is the 544th most popular major in the country with 7,017 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 563 heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate” ranking looked at 75 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technology/technician programs in the United States.
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The hvac school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree hvac students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate list. Western Technical College is a small private for-profit school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 80 associates’s HVAC degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 75 schools in the Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas State Technical College is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 75 schools in the Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVAC degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Full Ferris Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology Report
Out of the 75 schools in the Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Gadsden State Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Gadsden State Community College is a small school located in Gadsden, Alabama that handed out 24 associates’s HVAC degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 21 associates’s HVAC degrees in 2020-2021.
Ranken Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate list. Ranken Technical College is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s HVAC degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Shelton State Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this small public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s HVAC students in 2020-2021.
Tarrant County College District came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s HVAC students in 2020-2021.
Antelope Valley College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate list. Antelope Valley College is a public institution located in Lancaster, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego City College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVAC degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, New England Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate list. Located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s HVAC students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Mott Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Flint, Michigan, and it awarded 12 associates’s HVAC degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full MCC Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology Report
Macomb Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Warren, Michigan, and it awarded 12 associates’s HVAC degrees in 2020-2021.
Front Range Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking. Westminster, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVAC degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Full FRCC Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology Report
College of Business and Technology-Hialeah did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Hialeah, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s HVAC degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
ITI Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. ITI Technical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s HVAC degrees to qualified students.
St Philip’s College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate list. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 10 associates’s HVAC degrees in 2020-2021.
Riverside City College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking. Riverside City College is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Wallace Community College, Dothan came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking. Wallace, Dothan is a public institution located in Dothan, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 9 associates’s HVAC degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakland Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking. Oakland Community College is a fairly large school located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan that handed out 9 associates’s HVAC degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbus State Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking. Columbus State Community College is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Belmont College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. Saint Clairsville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVAC degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Cypress College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking. Cypress College is a fairly large public school situated in Cypress, California. It awarded 9 associates’s HVAC degrees in 2020-2021.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVAC Major for an Associate ranking. NWTC is a fairly large school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 9 associates’s HVAC degrees in 2020-2021.
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