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

an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #59 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 101 associate degrees in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration School for Your Associate Degree

The hvacr associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality hvacr program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• 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 schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 New York list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration.

Top New York Schools for an Associate in HVACR

1

Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY

33 Annual Graduates

$47,134 Median Starting Salary

Hudson Valley Community College is a great option for students interested in an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. Located in the small city of Troy, HVCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the hvacr program state that they receive average early career earnings of $47,134.

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

2

Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Suffolk County Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Selden.More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from Suffolk County Community College

3

Alfred State College
Alfred, NY

12 Annual Graduates

$42,992 Median Starting Salary

Alfred State College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. Alfred State is a small public college located in the rural area of Alfred.

Soon after graduating, hvacr associate recipients generally make around $42,992 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from Alfred State College

4

Monroe Community College
Rochester, NY

10 Annual Graduates

$54,241 Median Starting Salary

Monroe Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Those heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students who get their associate degree from Monroe Community College earn $6,119 more than the typical hvacr student.

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

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	179	270
Delaware	60	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to HVACR

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is one of 7 different types of Mechanic & Repair Technologies programs to choose from.

HVACR Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	101

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	664
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	134

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.