Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Technology

Career Opportunities

Employment opportunities consist of HVAC installers, controls technicians, service technicians, maintenance mechanics, plumbers, engineers, programmers, research development, management, sales, and dispatch. But let’s be clear – this is an exciting, evolving field that requires hard work, dedication, innovation, and creative problem-solving.

Our Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning program graduates enter the region’s workforce at locations such as PICA HVAC in Scranton, PA, Rite-Temp in Dalton, PA, and T.E. Spall & Son in Carbondale, PA.

Program Learning Goals

Goal 1: Graduates will possess the skills necessary to obtain an entry-level HVAC Technician position.

Student Learning Outcomes – Students will:

• Identify HVAC/R equipment and system components, their functions, and their correlation within a system.
• Install various heating, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment.
• Pipe a hydronic heating system per manufacture specifications.
• Develop and apply competent wiring skills.
• Demonstrate industry specified soldering and brazing techniques.

Goal 2: Graduates will demonstrate safe HVAC practices and obtain an understanding of the significance of safety procedures in the HVAC environment. 

Student Learning Outcomes – Students will:

• Perform tasks in accordance with OSHA guidelines.
• Exhibit proper usage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Demonstrate the safe usage of all tools and equipment.

Goal 3: Graduates will be able to perform entry-level troubleshooting and preventative maintenance on various Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration systems.

Student Learning Outcomes – Students will:

•  Demonstrate entry-level diagnostic and service procedures for residential and light commercial air conditioning systems, which may include split systems, ductless systems, and package units.
•  Demonstrate entry-level diagnostic and service procedures for residential and light commercial heating systems, which may include furnaces boilers, heat pumps, and roof top units.
•  Demonstrate entry-level diagnostic and service procedures for residential and light commercial refrigeration systems, which may include walk-in coolers, icemakers, and freezers.

Course Outline

For course descriptions, please visit the Course Catalog.