2023 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR 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 Virginia, there were 571 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,632 and $9,589 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 48 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,630 and $19,964 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR for an Associate”.

Top 2 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

1

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, Virginia

3 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR for an Associate. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 14 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.

Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” list.Of the 52,873 students enrolled at Northern Virginia Community College, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,267. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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2

Advanced Technology Institute
Virginia Beach, Virginia

296 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Advanced Technology Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR for an Associate. ATI is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 14 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.

ATI also made our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2.Among the 461 students enrolled at ATI, 296 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 263 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,228. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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• Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
• Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.