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2025 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in North Carolina

3 Colleges in North Carolina
1,145 HVACR Degrees Awarded
$36,758 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration sits in the middle of the road, ranking #192 out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,145 degrees in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration to qualified students.

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

Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in North Carolina Your choice of heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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

The hvacr school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools in North Carolina. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration in North Carolina

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the hvacr degree levels they offer.

Top North Carolina Schools in HVACR

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC
167 HVACR Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration has to take a look at Wake Technical Community College. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Raleigh. A Best Colleges rank of #461 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Wake Technical Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 167 heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who graduated with this degree at Wake Technical Community College in the most recent data year.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC
51 HVACR Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Guilford Technical Community College if you want to pursue a degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. Located in the large suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 24th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 51 heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who graduated with this degree at Guilford Technical Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
52 HVACR Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration has to check out Fayetteville Technical Community College. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 42nd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 52 heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who graduated with this degree at FTCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 43
Virginia 274 48
Tennessee 269 11
South Carolina 248 24
Kentucky 244 41
Louisiana 242 2
Mississippi 234 69
Arkansas 234 28
Alabama 233 4
West Virginia 207 1

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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 1,145

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 2,857
Precision Systems Maintenance 140
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 57

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