by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region” 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.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,552 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 245 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 36 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northwestern Ohio. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region. Lima, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John A Logan College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region. Carterville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College landed the #4 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Moraine Valley Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. MVCC is a fairly large public school situated in Palos Hills, Illinois. It awarded 23 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Kirtland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Roscommon, Michigan, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
Grand Rapids Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
Remington College - Cleveland Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Illinois Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in East Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 5 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
College of DuPage did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. College of DuPage is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Chippewa Valley Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It awarded 8 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Parkland College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Illinois College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Belleville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Ivy Tech Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 88 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Lansing Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lansing Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 6 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Mid Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Mid Michigan College is located in Harrison, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Elgin Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region list. ECC is a public institution located in Elgin, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Kaskaskia College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Centralia, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Waubonsee Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Sugar Grove, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Joliet Junior College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Joliet, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region list. MATC is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 5 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Delta College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Delta College is a medium-sized school located in University Center, Michigan that handed out 2 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Morton College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Cicero, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Lake County landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Grayslake, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Moraine Park Technical College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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