Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) Technology, Certificate

Overview

Narrative

As a graduate of Northampton's HVAC/R certificate program, you will have the qualifications needed to find good-paying employment in this highly technical field. Many of our graduates command above-average salaries as service and installation technicians with HVAC/Mechanical contractors or as maintenance technicians in commercial and industrial facilities.

Features

Our program offers the unique opportunity to learn the concepts and service practices on components and equipment used in HVAC/R systems. You will also learn the proper methods of recovery and handling of refrigerants and be prepared to take the EPA Refrigerant Technician licensure test.

The program's curriculum includes electrical theory, heating and cooling concepts, refrigeration cycle theory, equipment operation, component specification, whole system operation, system calculations, and diagnostic approaches.

If you decide to advance your education further, all of the course work in this certificate program can be applied toward Northampton's Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) Technology