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 “Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 New England region, there were 650 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,345 and $11,878 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs in the United States.
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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 Well Attended HVACR Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree hvacr students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennebec Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Fairfield, Maine, and it awarded 6 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kennebec Valley Community College Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern Maine Community College is located in Bangor, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at STCC
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the New England Region for an Associate. South Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full SMCC Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manchester Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the New England Region for an Associate. MCC is a public institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Massasoit Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Brockton, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
Full Massasoit Community College Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
With a ranking of #7, Central Maine Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Auburn, Maine, and it awarded 0 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
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