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2025 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
3,159 HVACR Degrees Awarded
A degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #293 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 3,159 degrees in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician School

Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician 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 maintenance technology/technician 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.

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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 Maintenance Technology/Technician Schools in the Great Lakes Region. 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 Maintenance Technology/Technician in the Great Lakes Region

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 Great Lakes Region Schools in HVACR

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI
91 HVACR Degrees Awarded

Chippewa Valley Technical College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician. CVTC is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Eau Claire. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CVTC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 91 heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician students who graduated with this degree at CVTC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
39.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Milwaukee Area Technical College if you want to pursue a degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 14th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 28 heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician students who graduated with this degree at MATC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ivy Tech Community College crest
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
381 HVACR Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Ivy Tech Community College if you want to pursue a degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 381 heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

It's difficult to beat University of Northwestern Ohio if you wish to pursue a degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician. Located in the suburb of Lima, University of Northwestern Ohio is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #101 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Northwestern Ohio is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician students who graduated with this degree at University of Northwestern Ohio in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
10.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 18th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 20 heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician students who graduated with this degree at Grand Rapids Community College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
49 HVACR Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 44th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 49 heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician students who graduated with this degree at SWIC in the most recent data year.

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Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Colleges by State

Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration maintenance technology/technician schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 16
Michigan 915 25
Illinois 870 87
Indiana 737 89
Wisconsin 672 28

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