Today’s HVAC careers are in demand and within your reach. This field prepares graduates for careers in HVAC Technician installing, repairing, and maintaining heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. These jobs are typically full-time. Work environments can include schools, hospitals, business sites, offices, homes, and sometimes multiple locations in the same day. Most work takes place indoors, but will also include outdoor tasks. It may require working evenings, weekends, and holidays in emergency situations.

Our HVAC Program prepares students to work in a heating or refrigeration business. The HVAC-R program includes basic instruction in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems and their maintenance to help students develop a career in the HVAC-R field.

Grade Level Requirement: 10, 11, & 12
Prerequisites: Application
College Credits Earned: 16

Career Opportunities: assembler and fabricator, boilermaker, machine setter, metal worker, sheet metal worker, tool and die maker
Average Salary: $59,810 annually or $28,75 hourly**

**Gathered from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026 Occupational Outlook Handbook)