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CIP 15.0501 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician.

A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in developing and using air conditioning, refrigeration, ventilation, and heating systems. Includes instruction in principles of heating and cooling technology, design and operational testing, inspection and maintenance procedures, installation and operation procedures, and report preparation.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 15.0501. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years1055,446
2025Associate degree63554
2025Certificate 2–4 years121
2025Bachelor degree121
2025Certificate under 12 weeks338
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year935,337
2024Certificate 1–2 years1064,212
2024Associate degree64679
2024Bachelor degree118
2024Certificate under 12 weeks115
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year904,473
2023Certificate 1–2 years993,716
2023Associate degree60600
2023Certificate 2–4 years161
2023Bachelor degree18
2023Certificate under 12 weeks219
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year873,063
2022Certificate 1–2 years1044,161
2022Associate degree63594
2022Certificate 2–4 years168
2022Bachelor degree17
2022Certificate under 12 weeks235
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year823,128
2021Certificate 1–2 years1033,591
2021Associate degree64563
2021Certificate 2–4 years476
2021Bachelor degree16
2021Certificate under 12 weeks16
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year762,775
2020Certificate 1–2 years923,241
2020Associate degree68617
2020Certificate 2–4 years271
2020Bachelor degree113
2020Certificate under 12 weeks261
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year622,233

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 15.0501 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 15 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

220 institutions

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