2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR” 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.

Across Virginia, there were 571 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR”.

Top 2 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

1

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, Virginia

3 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$3,267 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR list. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 45 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.

Northern Virginia Community College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Northern Virginia Community College supports 52,873 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,267. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northern Virginia Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Northern Virginia Community College]](/colleges/northern-virginia-community-college/student-life/veterans/)

2

Advanced Technology Institute
Virginia Beach, Virginia

296 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$10,228 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR that were part of this year’s ranking, Advanced Technology Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. 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.

In addition to being on our virginia vets studying hvacr list, ATI has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 296 of the 461 students enrolled at ATI were GI Bill® students, of which 263 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,228. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Advanced Technology Institute Veteran Student Life Report

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Notes and References

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.