Air Conditioning
Credentials You Can Earn
NGTC’s Air Conditioning Technology program offers both men and women excellent employment opportunities. As a conditioned-air specialist, you may work alone or with a team, work outdoors or stay in an office, work for others or be your own boss - the opportunities are endless!
The programs emphasize a combination of refrigeration, air conditioning and heating theory, and practical application necessary for successful employment.
Degree
Air Conditioning Technology Degree
The Air Conditioning Technology program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in the air conditioning industry. Learning opportunities develop academic, occupational, and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes a combination of theory and practical application necessary for successful employment. Graduates of the program receive an Air Conditioning Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree.
Diploma
Air Conditioning Technology Diploma
The Air Conditioning Technology diploma program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in the air conditioning industry. Learning opportunities develop academic, occupational, and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. The program emphasizes a combination of air conditioning theory and practical application necessary for successful employment. Program graduates receive an Air Conditioning Technology diploma and have the qualifications of an air conditioning technician.
Certificates
NGTC‘s Air Conditioning program offers 3 certificates for those who want to specialize in a particular area or to refresh the skills they may already have:
- Advanced Commercial Refrigeration Certificate
- Air Conditioning Electrical Technician Certificate
- Air Conditioning Technician Assistant Certificate
Learn more about our Air Conditioning programs.
Start Living Your Dreams
Do you have everything you need? If so, click here to apply!Career Opportunities
Individuals who graduate from NGTC’s air conditioning program can hit the ground running if they choose to become:
- Any type of heating, air conditioning, and/or refrigeration (HVACR) mechanic or installer
Graduates of the Air Conditioning program may work in a variety of fields including:
- Residential HVAC services
- Commercial HVAC services
- Ship Building
There are many employment fields that require skills similar to those required to be an HVACR technician such as:
- Maintenance Workers
- Millwrights
- Plumbers
- Pipefitters
Additional career options can be researched on the following site(s):
Career Planning
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