2025 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

If you plan on getting your associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #59 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 50 associate degrees in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration in Virginia

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Virginia Schools for an Associate in HVACR

1

Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA

21 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Northern Virginia Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from Northern Virginia Community College

2

Advanced Technology Institute
Virginia Beach, VA

12 Annual Graduates

$37,724 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Advanced Technology Institute if you want to pursue an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. ATI is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

Students who graduate with their associate from the hvacr program report average early career earnings of $37,724.

More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from Advanced Technology Institute

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	69
Georgia	121	43
North Carolina	120	128
Arkansas	105	28
Tennessee	102	11
West Virginia	92	1
Kentucky	90	41
Louisiana	80	2
South Carolina	77	24
Alabama	69	4

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Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Related Rankings by Major

One of 7 majors within the Mechanic & Repair Technologies area of study, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration has other similar majors worth exploring.

HVACR Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	50

Most Popular Majors Related to HVACR

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	113
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	87
Mechanics & Repairers	10

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.