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Charter College

Program Description

The Certificate in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program provides you with the knowledge and technical skills you need to find an entry-level position as an HVAC/R technician. In classrooms and labs, you will learn how to size and cut pipes, set controls, clean and maintain HVAC/R systems and parts, demonstrate safety practices, and use computer technology to enhance your potential for employment. In addition, you will complete assignments such as reading, exercises, problem solving, projects, research, papers, and presentations.

Upon successful completion of this HVAC/R program, you will be able to:

  • Complete basic HVAC practices needed for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems maintenance and repair

  • Demonstrate basic industry safety practices, including working with electricity, refrigeration, and other HVAC systems

  • Be prepared for the EPA refrigerant handling test and certification to service and maintain residential and light commercial HVAC and refrigeration systems using standard industry practices

  • Identify and use EPA guidelines, Clean Air Act rules and regulations, manufacturer recommendations, and good trade practices

  • Identify the importance of professionalism, communication, and collaboration skills in a professional setting

  • Location: Anchorage, AK

  • Accreditation: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)

  • Expected Time to Completion: 10 months

  • Estimated Tuition: Contact the college for details

Matanuska-Susitna College- University of Alaska Anchorage

Program Description

The Occupational Endorsement Certificate (OEC) in Refrigeration and Heating prepares participants in a time period as short as 9 months with the technical skills required to install, diagnose, and repair modern commercial and residential heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC/R) systems. Here, you can develop your ability to understand complex systems through class work and hands-on exercises, working with gas burners, oil burners, refrigeration systems, air conditioners, hydronic systems, ventilation systems, and heat pumps. Towards this end, we have significant equipment on-site, including furnaces, boilers, heat pumps, small refrigeration systems, a chiller, a RTU, a walk-in cooler, an ammonia refrigeration system, a hydronic heating system, and a small sheet metal shop. Graduates from the R&H OEC at Mat-Su College have many career opportunities, can specialize in specific areas, and often graduate with a job in hand.

  • Location: Palmer, AK

  • Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)

  • Expected Time to Completion: Less than 12 months

  • Estimated Tuition: Resident ($234 per credit); non-resident ($800 per credit)