by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 “Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration. To top this list, a school must have a successful heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The hvacr school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree hvacr students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Intellitec College - Colorado Springs landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 79 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 14 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at PPCC
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is located in Lewiston, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate. Spartan College - Denver is a small private for-profit school situated in Broomfield, Colorado. It awarded 2 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Idaho landed the #4 spot on the list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized school located in Twin Falls, Idaho that handed out 2 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of Southern Idaho Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
Laramie County Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. LCCC is a public institution located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full LCCC Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
College of Eastern Idaho landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. CEI is a small school located in Idaho Falls, Idaho that handed out 1 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at CEI
Intellitec College - Grand Junction landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this small private for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
Utah Valley University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for an Associate ranking. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at UVU
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