2025 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #59 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 35 associate degrees in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration in Wisconsin

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration.

Top Wisconsin Schools for an Associate in HVACR

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Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, WI

11 Annual Graduates

Chippewa Valley Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from Chippewa Valley Technical College

2

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI

11 Annual Graduates

Milwaukee Area Technical College is a great decision for students interested in an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. MATC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Milwaukee.More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from Milwaukee Area Technical College

Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	196	16
Michigan	192	25
Indiana	123	89
Illinois	119	87

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Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Related Rankings by Major

One of 7 majors within the Mechanic & Repair Technologies area of study, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration has other similar majors worth exploring.

HVACR Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	35

Majors Similar to HVACR

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	148
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	47
Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies.	4
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.