by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 19,594 people earned their degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration, making the major the 192nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,998 and had an average of $11,353 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 267 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,185 and $17,567 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 102 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Intellitec College - Colorado Springs landed the #1 spot on the list. Intellitec College - Colorado Springs is a small school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 79 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Spartan College - Denver is located in Broomfield, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pikes Peak Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Pikes Peak Community College is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school situated in Lewiston, Idaho. It awarded 3 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Eastern Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Eastern Idaho is a public institution located in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of Eastern Idaho Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
With a ranking of #6, College of Southern Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Southern Idaho is located in Twin Falls, Idaho and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Laramie County Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. LCCC is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at LCCC
With a ranking of #8, Intellitec College - Grand Junction did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Utah Valley University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 0 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Utah Valley University Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
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