by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 19,594 people earned their degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician, making the major the 293rd most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,893 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate” ranking looked at 240 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration maintenance technology/technician programs in the United States.
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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 “Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree hvacr students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate list. Ivy Tech Community College is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 88 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Intellitec College - Colorado Springs. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate. This small school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 79 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 240 schools in the Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hudson Valley Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate. HVCC is a public institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
New Castle School of Trades landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking. New Castle School of Trades is located in New Castle, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #7, Lone Star College System did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate list. North Harris Montgomery is a large public school situated in The Woodlands, Texas. It awarded 32 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
State Technical College of Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. STC is a small school located in Linn, Missouri that handed out 30 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hennepin Technical College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking. Hennepin Technical College is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, Monroe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Alfred State College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate list. Alfred State College is located in Alfred, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
El Centro College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 26 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Rosedale Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate list. Rosedale Technical College is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 24 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Moraine Valley Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking. Moraine Valley Community College is located in Palos Hills, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Triangle Tech - Greensburg landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking. Greensburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Clover Park Technical College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking. Clover Park Technical College is located in Lakewood, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #17, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 22 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellingham Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 21 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Dunwoody College of Technology landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking. Dunwoody College of Technology is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Southeast Community College Area did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Nevada landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking. CSN is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 20 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Fayetteville Technical Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking. Fayetteville Technical Community College is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. HACC is a fairly large school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 17 associates’s HVACR degrees in 2020-2021.
Johnson College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s HVACR degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Wake Technical Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HVACR Major for an Associate ranking. Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.
Not only did these schools make the top 37 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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