by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking.
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 Southeast region, there were 7,552 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,284 and $11,332 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 401 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 70 colleges that offered a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. FTCC is a public institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Highlands Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. VHCC is a small public school situated in Abingdon, Virginia. It awarded 16 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Annandale, Virginia, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Advanced Technology Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Advanced Technology Institute is a small private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 14 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 70 schools in the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnston Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Smithfield, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Arkansas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. ATU is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Piedmont Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
Guilford Technical Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Jamestown, North Carolina. It awarded 12 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Georgia Piedmont Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is located in Clarkston, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #12, Itawamba Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Salisbury, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
North Georgia Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. North Georgia Technical College is a small school located in Clarkesville, Georgia that handed out 10 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
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Tri-County Technical College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Tri-County Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Pendleton, South Carolina that handed out 10 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northwest Mississippi Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Northwest Mississippi Community College is located in Senatobia, Mississippi and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #18, Arkansas State University - Newport did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Newport, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southwest Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. SMCC is a small public school situated in Summit, Mississippi. It awarded 8 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Pitt Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Pitt Community College is located in Winterville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
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Pearl River Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Poplarville, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
Alamance Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Alamance Community College is located in Graham, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
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Copiah-Lincoln Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Wesson, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
Savannah Technical College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Perkinston, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
William Moore College of Technology landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. William Moore College of Technology is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Hinds Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Hinds Community College is a public institution located in Raymond, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern Crescent Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Griffin, Georgia, and it awarded 6 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Northeast Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Booneville, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. University of Arkansas Community College - Morrilton is a small school located in Morrilton, Arkansas that handed out 6 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
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