This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Architec-ture and Construction career cluster.

The purpose of this program is to prepare students for employment or advanced training in the heating, ventilation, air-conditioning/refrigeration (HVAC/R) industry. The student should obtain EPA certification prior to leaving school in order to be employed in any job that requires work with refrigerants.

This program focuses on broad, transferable skills, stresses the understanding of the heating, air-conditioning, refrigera-tion and ventilation industry, and demonstrates elements of the industry such as planning, management, finance, technical and production skills, the underlying principles of technology, and health, safety, and environmental issues.

The content includes but is not limited to designing, testing, and repairing heating, ventilation, air-conditioning/refrigeration (HVAC/R) systems. Upon completion of the program, students are prepared to take the following HVAC Excellence Employment Ready certification exams: Heat Pump, Air Conditioning, Light Commercial Air Conditioning, Electric Heat, Light Commercial Refrigeration, Gas Heat, Electrical, and Heat Pump Service.

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