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2022 Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

3 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$8,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 19,871 people earned their degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration, making the major the 186th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,328 and had an average of $11,782 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 666 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,300 and $11,265 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Massasoit Community College

Brockton, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massasoit Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Brockton, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Massasoit Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $7,134 for New England Region Associate Degree HVACR students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Massasoit Community College.

Read full report on Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Massasoit Community College

#2

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Springfield Technical Community College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s HVACR degrees to qualified students.

STCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Springfield Technical Community College is $7,914 for new england region associate degree hvacr students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration at Springfield Technical Community College

#3

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value HVACR Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in South Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s HVACR students in 2019-2020.

SMCC also made our “Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend SMCC is $8,902 for new england region associate degree hvacr students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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