2022 Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician is the 275th most popular major in the country with 19,871 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,597 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 135 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region.
Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clover Park Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Lakewood, Washington, and it awarded 21 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2019-2020.
CPTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Clover Park Technical College is $7,904 for far western us region associate degree hvacr students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wenatchee Valley College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Wenatchee, Washington, and it awarded 16 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2019-2020.
WVC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $6,342 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree HVACR students per year to attend Wenatchee Valley College.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Nevada. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. CSN is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 20 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2019-2020.
CSN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for College of Southern Nevada is $5,806 for far western us region associate degree hvacr students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walla Walla Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Walla Walla Community College is a small public school situated in Walla Walla, Washington. It awarded 17 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2019-2020.
Walla Walla Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $5,835 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree HVACR students per year to attend Walla Walla Community College.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellingham Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Bellingham Technical College is a small school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 7 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is $6,787 for far western us region associate degree hvacr students.
Spokane Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Spokane, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2019-2020.
Spokane Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Spokane Community College is $5,855 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree HVACR students.
Honolulu Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Honolulu CC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $8,238 for far western us region associate degree hvacr students per year to attend Honolulu Community College.
With a ranking of #8, Portland Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Portland Community College is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 10 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2019-2020.
Portland Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Portland Community College is $8,914 for far western us region associate degree hvacr students.
Truckee Meadows Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 7 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2019-2020.
Truckee Meadows Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Truckee Meadows Community College is $9,348 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree HVACR students.
University of Alaska Anchorage did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2019-2020.
UAA also made our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend UAA is $12,995 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree HVACR students.
Bates Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2019-2020.
Bates Technical College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bates Technical College is $5,910 for far western us region associate degree hvacr students.
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References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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