by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended HVACR Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 “Most Well Attended HVACR Major” ranking, we looked at 240 colleges that offer a degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician programs in the United States.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended HVACR Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for hvacr students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended HVACR Major. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 337 diplomas to qualified ’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Intellitec College - Colorado Springs. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major list. Intellitec College - Colorado Springs is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 ’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hudson Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended HVACR Major. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 44 degrees to qualified ’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major list. Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is a small school located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma that handed out 38 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
New Castle School of Trades came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVACR Major ranking. Located in New Castle, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 43 degrees to qualified ’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major list. Penn College is a public institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lone Star College System ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVACR Major list. North Harris Montgomery is a large school located in The Woodlands, Texas that handed out 286 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
State Technical College of Missouri ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hennepin Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVACR Major list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s HVACR degrees to 125 students in 2020-2021.
Monroe Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 35 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Alfred State College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVACR Major ranking. Alfred State is a small public school situated in Alfred, New York. It awarded 27 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, El Centro College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major list. El Centro College is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 126 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Rosedale Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s HVACR degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Moraine Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major ranking, coming in at #15. MVCC is a public institution located in Palos Hills, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 172 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Triangle Tech - Greensburg came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVACR Major ranking. Located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified ’s HVACR 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.
El Paso Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVACR Major list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s HVACR degrees to 78 students in 2020-2021.
Clover Park Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVACR Major list. Clover Park Technical College is located in Lakewood, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 91 ’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Dunwoody College of Technology ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVACR Major list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified ’s HVACR 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.
Bellingham Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVACR Major ranking. Bellingham Technical College is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
College of Southern Nevada did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major ranking, coming in at #21. CSN is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeast Community College Area ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVACR Major list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s HVACR degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major ranking. Fayetteville Technical Community College is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Johnson College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVACR Major ranking. Johnson College is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Wake Technical Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major ranking. Wake Technical Community College is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 137 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major ranking. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified ’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
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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