HEATING, VENTILATING & AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) Career Options HVAC Repair Technician Installer Maintenance Worker Parts Representative Salesperson Service Technician
Future Opportunities with Further Education Business Owner Engineer General Manager Service Manager Superintendent of Maintenance Crew
High School Credit Junior Year Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning: 3.0 Technology: .5
High School Credit Senior Year Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning: 3.0
Potential College Credit
*See your Polaris counselor for more information on college credit agreements.
Certifications Forklift Operator License (5-year) ESCO EPA 608 Refrigerant handling OSHA 10-Hour
Some may call us an HVAC Technician. We like to think of ourselves as Comfort Engineers. This cool profession is heating up year round. After all, what would we do in Cleveland without heat in the winter? And what would Miami be like without air conditioning? The HVAC program teaches you the skills you need to service and install temperature, humidity and air quality control systems in both commercial and residential settings. HVAC systems consist of many mechanical, electrical and electronic components such as motors, compressors, pumps, fans, ducts, pipes, thermostats and switches. Technicians must be able to maintain, diagnose, and correct problems throughout the entire system. Students enrolled in this
program learn to install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair residential and commercial comfort control systems. This class offers the opportunity to work on gas and electric furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps and more.
“Polaris is great because it has given me a chance to learn a skill I can use, but more importantly, Polaris has taught me respect for myself, others and the trade.” Philip Angus, Olmsted Falls High School
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