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

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 Nebraska ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 57 associate degrees in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration to qualified students.

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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

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 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top Nebraska Schools for an Associate in HVACR

1

Metropolitan Community College
Omaha, NE

16 Annual Graduates

Metropolitan Community College is a good option for individuals interested in an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. MCC is a large public college located in the large city of Omaha.More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from Metropolitan Community College

2

Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE

23 Annual Graduates

$49,666 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Southeast Community College Area if you wish to pursue an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the hvacr program make an average of $49,666 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from Southeast Community College Area

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	96
Kansas	146	18
Missouri	117	68
Iowa	116	32
South Dakota	93	26
North Dakota	92	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	57

Most Popular Majors Related to HVACR

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	221
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	71
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	9

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.