HVAC Technician

Program Description

This is an evening program from 3:15pm - 9:30pm M-F (August to May).  The program provides knowledge and skills required of persons employed in air conditioning, heating, refrigeration, and sheet metal business and industries.

Program Entrance Requirements:

• Ben Franklin Career Center Adult Application
• Valid Driver’s License/Government Issued Identification
• 18 Years Old Prior to Second Semester
• High School Diploma or High School Equivalency Test Certificate (GED, TASC , etc.)
• Score 8 or Above in both Areas of the Entrance Exam (Reading and Mathematics)
• Successful Instructor Interview
• Payment Arrangements
• Strong Basic Math Background
• Able to lift 50 pounds

For Program Specific Questions, Please Contact The School At: 304-766-0369

Program Certificate Requirements:

“C” or better Overall Grade Average

No more than Nine (9) Days of Absences 

Pass One Documented Drug Screening

Employment Opportunities

Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Air Conditioning

Heating and Refrigeration Installation

Maintenance and Service

Program Courses 

  Course Name (Course Code)

Basic Refrigeration Theory  9041

       Electricity and Controls 9042

Commercial Refrigeration System 9044

Commercial Air-Conditioning Systems 9044

System Installation, Air Distribution, and Balance 9045

System Diagnostic, Troubleshooting, and Servicing 9046

Heating Systems 9047

Total Hours: 910  

Program Cost

$5018.00