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

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the 192nd most popular major in the country with 19,594 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR” ranking looked at 2 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 great heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia vets studying hvacr.

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

1

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, Virginia

3 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$3,267 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large public school situated in Annandale, Virginia. It awarded 45 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.

Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Northern Virginia Community College supports 52,873 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,267. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Northern Virginia Community College]](/colleges/northern-virginia-community-college/student-life/veterans/)

2

Advanced Technology Institute
Virginia Beach, Virginia

296 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$10,228 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Advanced Technology Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for HVACR list. Advanced Technology Institute is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 39 ’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.

ATI also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 461 students enrolled at ATI, 296 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 263 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,228. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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.