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2025 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in New York

4 Colleges in New York
389 HVACR Degrees Awarded
$36,758 Avg Early-Career Salary
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #192 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 389 degrees in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration annually.

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Choosing a Great Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration School

Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in New York Your choice of heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in HVACR

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 Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of hvacr degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New York Schools in HVACR

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
32 HVACR Degrees Awarded
$47,134 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration needs to check out Hudson Valley Community College. Located in the city of Troy, HVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #794 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means HVCC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 32 heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who graduated with this degree at HVCC in the most recent year we have data available. Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration degree recipients from Hudson Valley Community College get an earnings boost of about $10,376 over the average income of heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration majors.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
23.5% Growth in Graduates

Suffolk County Community College is a good decision for students interested in a degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. Suffolk County Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Selden. A Best Colleges rank of #327 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Suffolk County Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 17 heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk County Community College in the most recent data year.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$42,992 Median Starting Salary

Alfred State College is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. Alfred State is a small public college located in the rural area of Alfred. This college ranks 99th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 24 heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who graduated with this degree at Alfred State in the most recent year we have data available. Those heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who get their degree from Alfred State College receive $6,234 more than the standard hvacr student.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$54,241 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration has to take a look at Monroe Community College. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 82nd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 23 heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who graduated with this degree at Monroe Community College in the most recent data year. Those heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who get their degree from Monroe Community College earn $17,483 more than the standard hvacr student.

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Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 270
Delaware 175 8

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Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is one of 7 different types of Mechanic & Repair Technologies programs to choose from.

HVACR Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 389

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 1,124
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 201
Precision Systems Maintenance 64
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 1

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