GraduateSmart
GraduateSmart
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technology - training technicians to install, service, repair, and maintain heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. Covers diagnostic techniques, the use of testing equipment, and the principles of mechanics, electricity, and electronics as they apply to system repair.
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CLEP exams
These are areas to develop, not a required GPA or a judgment about your ability. Exact prerequisites and admission standards come from each program.
BLS recommends high-school mathematics and physics preparation for HVAC training.
Technicians inspect, test, and repair systems and electrical components.
Work includes identifying system malfunctions and discussing them with customers.
Suggested activity
Review temperature, pressure, and units in an introductory physics resource. Ask a technical program about math support and supervised diagnostic labs.
Certificate and associate programs can provide technical preparation; additional job training and applicable credentials remain separate steps.
Orange Technical College
Technical SchoolOrlando, FL
UA Local 803
Trade / Vocational SchoolOrlando, FL
UA Local 123 Training Center
Trade / Vocational SchoolDover, FL
UA Local 725 / ARPEC Apprenticeship Program
Trade / Vocational SchoolMiami, FL
UA Local 449 Steamfitters Training Center
Trade / Vocational SchoolHarmony, PA
Lincoln Tech - Melrose Park
Trade / Vocational SchoolMelrose Park, IL
UA Local 149 Plumbers & Steamfitters JATC
Trade / Vocational SchoolSavoy, IL
UA Local 23
Trade / Vocational SchoolRockford, IL
UA Local 597
Trade / Vocational SchoolMokena, IL
Rockford Career College
Trade / Vocational SchoolRockford, IL
UA Local 189 Joint Apprenticeship Training Center
Trade / Vocational SchoolColumbus, OH
UA Local 162 Dayton Area Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee
Trade / Vocational SchoolDayton, OH
SMART Local 33 Youngstown Training Center
Trade / Vocational SchoolYoungstown, OH
Belmont College
Community CollegeSt. Clairsville, OH · $4,698/yr
Fortis College
Trade / Vocational SchoolWesterville, OH
Bucks County Community College
Community CollegeNewtown, PA · $5,683/yr
Community College of Philadelphia
Community CollegePhiladelphia, PA · $4,632/yr
Sinclair Community College
Community CollegeDayton, OH · $3,675/yr
Stark State College
Community CollegeNorth Canton, OH · $4,790/yr
Hocking College
Community CollegeNelsonville, OH · $5,540/yr
Fortis Institute - Mobile
Trade / Vocational SchoolMobile, AL
Tulsa Welding School - Phoenix
Trade / Vocational SchoolPhoenix, AZ
UTI - Avondale
Trade / Vocational SchoolAvondale, AZ
UTI — Universal Technical Institute
Trade / Vocational SchoolTempe, AZ
UTI - Long Beach
Trade / Vocational SchoolLong Beach, CA
UTI - Rancho Cucamonga
Trade / Vocational SchoolRancho Cucamonga, CA
UTI - Sacramento
Trade / Vocational SchoolSacramento, CA
Lincoln Tech - Denver
Trade / Vocational SchoolDenver, CO
Lincoln Tech - Shelton
Trade / Vocational SchoolShelton, CT
Lincoln Tech - East Point
Trade / Vocational SchoolEast Point, GA
Tulsa Welding School
Trade / Vocational SchoolJacksonville, FL
UTI - Miramar
Trade / Vocational SchoolMiramar, FL
UTI - Orlando
Trade / Vocational SchoolOrlando, FL
Fortis Institute - Smyrna
Trade / Vocational SchoolSmyrna, GA
Pipefitters Local 597 Training Center
Trade / Vocational SchoolMokena, IL
UTI - Lisle
Trade / Vocational SchoolLisle, IL
Lincoln Tech - Indianapolis
Trade / Vocational SchoolIndianapolis, IN
Fortis Institute - Baton Rouge
Trade / Vocational SchoolBaton Rouge, LA
Lincoln Tech - Columbia
Trade / Vocational SchoolColumbia, MD
East Mississippi Community College
Community CollegeJackson, MS · $3,800/yr
UTI - Mooresville
Trade / Vocational SchoolMooresville, NC
Lincoln Tech - Mahwah
Trade / Vocational SchoolMahwah, NJ
Lincoln Tech - Union
Trade / Vocational SchoolUnion, NJ
Oregon Plumbing Apprenticeship Training Center
Trade / Vocational SchoolPortland, OR
Lincoln Tech - Levittown
Trade / Vocational SchoolLevittown, PA
Penn Foster - Online
Trade / Vocational SchoolScranton, PA
Lincoln Tech - Nashville
Trade / Vocational SchoolNashville, TN
Fortis Institute — HVAC Program
Trade / Vocational SchoolHouston, TX
Lincoln Tech - Grand Prairie
Trade / Vocational SchoolGrand Prairie, TX
Fortis College — Trades Division
Trade / Vocational SchoolRichmond, VA
Field of Study
Trades & Skilled Labor
CIP Code
47.0201
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