by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended HVACR Major in Missouri for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Missouri, there were 245 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,177 and $16,991 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 68 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,899 and $23,654 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended HVACR Major in Missouri for an Associate” ranking looked at 7 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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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 Missouri for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended HVACR Major in Missouri for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Technical College of Missouri. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in Missouri for an Associate list. This small school is located in Linn, Missouri, and it awarded 30 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended HVACR Major in Missouri for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson College landed the #2 spot on the list. JeffCo is a small public school situated in Hillsboro, Missouri. It awarded 12 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Jefferson College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in Missouri for an Associate list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at MCC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Central College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in Missouri for an Associate list. East Central College is a small school located in Union, Missouri that handed out 8 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Central College Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in Missouri for an Associate list. Ozarks Technical Community College is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at OTC
With a ranking of #6, American Trade School did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in Missouri for an Associate list. American Trade School is a small private for-profit school situated in Saint Ann, Missouri. It awarded 37 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full American Trade School Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Report
With a ranking of #6, Mineral Area College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major in Missouri for an Associate list. MAC is located in Park Hills, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Mineral Area College
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