by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the 192nd most popular major in the country with 19,594 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Far Western US region, there were 2,715 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,634 and $9,662 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration. That schools that top this list have a program in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration 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 in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bellingham Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region. Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Honolulu Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region list. Honolulu CC is a small public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 22 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Honolulu CC Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region list. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s HVACR degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Full Bates Technical College Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walla Walla Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Walla Walla, Washington, this small public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified ’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clover Park Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. CPTC is a small school located in Lakewood, Washington that handed out 91 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at CPTC
With a ranking of #6, Renton Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region list. Renton Technical College is a public institution located in Renton, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Read more about Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Renton Technical College
Spokane Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 11 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Nevada landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. 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.
Read more about Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at CSN
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit school situated in Visalia, California. It awarded 53 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Mayfield College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region list. Mayfield College is a private for-profit institution located in Cathedral City, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 64 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Mayfield College
Wenatchee Valley College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. WVC is a public institution located in Wenatchee, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at WVC
Truckee Meadows Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 9 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Truckee Meadows Community College Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
Portland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 29 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Portland Community College Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
University of Alaska Anchorage came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Yakima Valley College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. YVC is a small public school situated in Yakima, Washington. It awarded 0 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full YVC Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
With a ranking of #15, North Seattle College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HVACR Major in the Far Western US Region list. North Seattle College is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 0 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full North Seattle Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
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