HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING

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PROGRAM INFORMATION: The Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning program trains students with the necessary skills to become qualified technicians and mechanics. Students learn heating installation and service, air-conditioning installation and service, plumbing, electrical wiring, refrigeration and sheet metal fabrication. Students will put these skills into use when they participate in the plumbing, ventilating and wiring of the Beattie modular home. They also test for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Certification while at A.W. Beattie Career Center, helping them to ensure immediate employment opportunities.

 

 

COURSES OF STUDY

HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING: Students enrolled in the Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning program will study a variety of subjects, not limited to:

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  • Tools and Equipment
  • Basic Plumbing
  • Electricity
  • Residential Electrical Wiring
  • Gas-Forced Air Furnaces
  • Hydronic Heating
  • Fabricated Duct Systems
  • Air Distribution Systems
  • System Design
  • EPA Reclaiming Certification

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    CAREER POTENTIAL

    HEATING, VENTILATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING: Students who successfully complete the Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning program may look forward to careers in the following fields after continued study/work experience, not limited to:

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  • Union Apprentice
  • Service Technician
  • Maintenance Technician
  • Electrician
  • Plumber
  • Refrigeration Mechanic
  • Air-Conditioning Technician

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