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

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 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 291 associate degrees in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration to qualified students.

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

Your choice of heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 schools 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 Pennsylvania list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in HVACR

1

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
Lancaster, PA

56 Annual Graduates

$41,954 Median Starting Salary

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. Located in the small city of Lancaster, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a public college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the hvacr program report average early career wages of $41,954.

More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

2

Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA

42 Annual Graduates

$51,770 Median Starting Salary

$46,096 Median Student Debt

Pennsylvania College of Technology is a good option for students interested in an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. Penn College is a small public college located in the small city of Williamsport.

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration associate degree recipients from Pennsylvania College of Technology earn a boost of around $10,842 above the average earnings of heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration graduates.

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3

Pittsburgh Technical College
Oakdale, PA

10 Annual Graduates

$41,749 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Pittsburgh Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. Located in the suburb of Oakdale, Pittsburgh Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Soon after graduation, hvacr associate recipients typically make around $41,749 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from Pittsburgh Technical College

4

Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA

11 Annual Graduates

Harrisburg Area Community College is a great option for individuals interested in an associate degree in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration. HACC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Harrisburg.More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from Harrisburg Area Community College

5

Johnson College
Scranton, PA

32 Annual Graduates

Johnson College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Scranton.More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from Johnson College

6

Rosedale Technical College
Pittsburgh, PA

30 Annual Graduates

$41,126 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh, Rosedale Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the hvacr program earn about $41,126 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from Rosedale Technical College

7

New Castle School of Trades
New Castle, PA

36 Annual Graduates

$38,074 Median Starting Salary

New Castle School of Trades is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the town of New Castle.

Students who graduate with their associate from the hvacr program state that they receive average early career wages of $38,074.

More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from New Castle School of Trades

8

Penn Commercial Business/Technical School
Washington, PA

21 Annual Graduates

$29,898 Median Starting Salary

Penn Commercial is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Washington.

Students who graduate with their associate from the hvacr program report average early career income of $29,898.

More information about a associate in heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration from Penn Commercial Business/Technical School

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	196	142
Delaware	60	8

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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	291

Most Popular Majors Related to HVACR

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	490
Electronics Maintenance & Repair	74
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	19
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other)	17

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.