AIR CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY

Air conditioning technicians keep heating and air-conditioning systems working to control the temperature, humidity, and air quality in homes, businesses, industrial plants, and other buildings. Heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers—also called technicians—install, maintain, and repair the refrigeration systems for storing and transporting food, medicine and other items. Because heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems are sometimes rolled into one― Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) systems.

Students in the Air Conditioning Technology program learn the principles of air conditioning systems, heating service and installation, and design of heating and air conditioning systems. They get the hands-on training needed to enter the workforce and succeed in the HVACR industry, including commercial and industrial refrigeration, heat pumps, air conditioning systems, fundamentals of electricity, and electric motors and controls. They also will develop skills in the areas of work ethics, air conditioning theory, and the occupational skills needed for employment in the HVAC industry.

Program graduates receive an Air Conditioning Technology diploma and five Technical Certificates of Credit, including Air Conditioning Technician Assistant, Industrial/Commercial Air, Air Conditioning Repair Specialist, Air Conditioning Electrical Technician, and Residential Air Conditioning Technician. Students who complete these programs will have the qualifications to find work as air conditioning technicians, refrigeration technicians, installers, sales reps and parts distributors.

Opportunities For Continued Education

Want to broaden your opportunities for education and employment? Students will be able to apply what they learned in the Air Conditioning Technology program and follow up with Albany Tech’s Building Maintenance or Electrical Construction, giving them an added edge and a boost in employability.

Building & Facilities

Maintenance

General Maintenance Mechanic