HVAC Tech
Career Focus
Prepared for immediate employment, advanced certifications, and further education
Details
Students enrolled in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning & refrigeration technology associates degree or certificate program at NMU will learn how to develop a variety of knowledge and skills related to:
- Residential and light commercial heating
- Ventilation
- Ducting
- Air conditioning
- Refrigeration equipment
- Electrical circuitry
- Sheet metal layout and fabrication
- Workplace safety
- Employability practices
Job Opportunities
Job opportunities in HVACR technology exist in a wide array of settings including:
- Commercial and residential customers
- Various job sites in a service area
- A large facility such as a hospital, university, factory or grocery store
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Career Ladder
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
- Career/Technical Education Teachers
- Electrical Engineers
Associate's Degree, Long-Term Training & Apprenticeships
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers
- Electricians
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
- Electro-Mechanical Technicians
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
- Power Distributors and Dispatchers
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Wind Turbine Service Technicians
Certificate or Moderate-Term Training
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers
- Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
- Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers
High School Diploma or Equivalent & Short-Term Training
- Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers
- Helpers—Electricians
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Meter Readers, Utilities
High School Credit
Students should inquire within their guidance office about high school curriculum requirements that may be satisfied through a college course, as this is determined individually by school district.
College Credit
Students earn direct college credits from NMU at no cost.
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