by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician is the 293rd most popular major in the country with 19,594 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major” ranking, we looked at 240 colleges that offer a degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician. That schools that top this list have a program in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major”.
Out of the 240 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Intellitec College - Colorado Springs landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s HVACR degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Triangle Tech - Greensburg. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major. Triangle Tech - Greensburg is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Triangle Tech - Pittsburgh. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified ’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 240 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 ’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 240 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified ’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, New Castle School of Trades did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major list. New Castle School of Trades is a private for-profit institution located in New Castle, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rosedale Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major ranking. Rosedale Technical College is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 37 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major list. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s HVACR degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Humacao Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major ranking. Humacao Community College is a small school located in Humacao, that handed out 12 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Dunwoody College of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major ranking, coming in at #10. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s HVACR degrees to 21 students 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.
Advanced Technology Institute did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major ranking, coming in at #11. Advanced Technology Institute is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 ’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
William Moore College of Technology ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major list. William Moore College of Technology is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 32 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, State Technical College of Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major list. Linn, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s HVACR degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major ranking. Washington, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s HVACR degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #15, Hudson Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major list. Hudson Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 44 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Highlands Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major ranking. Located in Abingdon, Virginia, this small public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified ’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
Alfred State College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major ranking. Alfred, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s HVACR degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major list. Williamsport, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s HVACR degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
Pittsburgh Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major ranking, coming in at #19. Pittsburgh Technical College is located in Oakdale, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Remington College - Mobile Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major ranking. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified ’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
Luzerne County Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major ranking. Luzerne County Community College is a small school located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Mitchell Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major list. This small school is located in Mitchell, South Dakota, and it awarded 9 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellingham Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major ranking, coming in at #23. Bellingham Technical College is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Remington College - Memphis Campus came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major ranking. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s HVACR degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Hennepin Technical College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major ranking. Hennepin Technical College is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 125 ’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Not only did these schools make the top 37 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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