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Discover how our program can help you qualify for a job in the HVACR field.

Enroll in our three-month HVAC tech fundamentals course. This is the fast-track to learning the foundational principles and practices of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration.

Want advanced knowledge and an opportunity to earn an industry certification? After you complete the fundamentals course, you are qualified to enroll in our three-month advanced HVACR course. Our classes teach you the key skills employers are looking for in new hires—and the skills they love to reward with raises and promotions.

Classes also include job-placement support, so you’ll be ready to land an offer soon after graduating. You even get a complete set of tools to use during the program. Once you graduate, the tools are yours to keep.

Fundamentals in HVAC course includes:

Principles of HVAC

Learn heat, temperature, and refrigeration principles.
Get introduced to basic electricity, components, and wiring.
Cover valves, tubing, and piping, air distribution, air quality, and troubleshooting.

Hands-on Learning in the Lab

PPE, lockout/tagout, gauges, refrigeration cycle boards, temperature/pressure relationship exercises.
Multimeter safety, voltage, continuity, and resistance measurement, series/parallel circuit boards, electrical safety drills.
Soft soldering, brazing with nitrogen purge, flaring and swaging, leak-free joint practice, sequence of operation testing, heat pump cycle comparison lab, fault tracing.

Advanced HVAC course includes:

Advanced HVAC Principles

Learn advanced refrigeration cycle, electrical diagnostics, motors, compressors, controls, heat pumps, and gas furnaces.
Dive into oil heating systems, residential A/C systems, and commercial refrigerations.
Cover EPA 608 Core and Types I, II, and III to prepare for the Universal EPA 608 Certification exam.

Advanced Hands-on Learning in the Lab

Learn about recovery machine operation, charging, control board troubleshooting, high voltage fault simulations, transformer testing, combustion analysis, and more.
Practice full-system airflow balancing, ESP troubleshooting, communication fault diagnostics, duct leakage testing, and evaporator/condenser operation.
Residential system buildout, wiring full-control circuits, multi-fault systems, service call simulations, and more.

Our HVACR program help you get employed

Each course in our HVACR program includes job-placement components. You’ll learn to craft a winning resume, prep for interviews, interact with customers and supervisors, and land the offer. No need to sign up for—or pay for—additional courses. Everything is built into the program.

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Our HVACR courses help  you get ahead

You don’t need to become a licensed HVAC tech to have a successful HVAC career. But becoming licensed creates more opportunities. You can earn more, supervise others, or start your own plumbing business, depending on which license you get.

North Carolina offers multiple licensing options. Most licenses take years to earn, but training at the School of Skilled Trades gives you a head start on the process.

Each license option requires you to spend a certain number of hours working in the HVAC field and then pass an exam.
Time you spend in educational training counts towards the experience requirements, up to certain limits.
You can count all of the hours you spend training at the School of Skilled Trades towards the requirements of any of the HVAC license options.
Plus, you’ll learn about the key topics the licensing exam covers. You’ll be ready to take the exam sooner than you thought, and you’ll be preparing to pass it.

For the latest information on licensing options and qualifications, please visit the State Board of Examiners website.

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Our Program Helps You Get There Faster

Complete our six-month training to earn 500 hours toward the HVAC Tech License—one of several licenses available in North Carolina.

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Accelerate Your Path to Licensing with Training from the
School of Skilled Trades

Our HVACR tech diploma program delivers 500 hours of essential hands-on experience.
The School provides apprenticeship resources — including resume preparation and connections to apprenticeship programs, which could provide 240 additional hours of hands-on training.
With a strong emphasis on in-lab learning, you have the opportunity to master basic and advanced skills in HVAC.
Kickstart your licensing path with a major head start when you train at the School of Skilled Trades!

North Carolina offers multiple licensing opportunities. For the latest information on exam requirements, please visit the State Board of Examiners website.

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Become an HVAC Technician in Just Six Months

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