A Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technician ensures that indoor spaces – whether they’re residential, commercial, or industrial facilities – establish and maintain effective heating and cooling while also ensuring good air quality. They do this through the design, installation, testing, maintenance, control, and repair of HVAC systems that keep people cool during hot days, warm during cool days, and breathing air that’s filtered and clean. HVAC techs may also work with the installation and maintenance of refrigeration units.

While HVAC professionals may specialize in more specific aspects of the industry, HVAC Technicians are generally responsible for the development, installation, maintenance, servicing, troubleshooting, repair, and control of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. Such duties require a basic knowledge of HVAC system design, components, technologies, electrical circuitry, and equipment. HVAC Techs are often expected to remain familiar with new and emerging technologies within the industry and may find themselves in a position to sell new parts and/or systems to clients in need of system replacements.

Students may complete the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) program at FCC in as few as 10 months. This includes the opportunity to earn two important industry certifications: the Universal EPA Section 608 Certification for Stationary Air Conditioning and Refrigeration and the Universal R-410A Safety Training and Certification Program.

FCC’s HVAC course is designed to provide students with instruction and hands-on training in areas such as installation, maintenance, repair, troubleshooting, and basic design of refrigeration, heating, and air conditioning systems. The program’s curriculum includes the following course modules:

• Basic Electricity, Motors and HVAC Controls
• Basic Refrigeration Theory and Application
• Air Conditioning, Troubleshooting and Heat Pump Systems
• Heating Systems and Boilers
• Duct Design, Blueprint Reading, and Load Calculation
• Commercial Refrigeration Systems
• Specialized Commercial Equipment and Green Awareness
• Regulation and Building Automation
• Electrical and Mechanical Troubleshooting

The most important requirement for enrolling in FCC’s Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) training program is a passion for earning a career based around technology, troubleshooting, mechanics, and hands-on work. Beyond this, Florida Career College believes in providing opportunities for a wide range of career-minded people, despite their education, work history, or community status. Even if you have no high school diploma, we can help you prepare for a successful career. To learn more about our admission requirements and how you might qualify to enroll in our HVAC Technician program, contact our admissions team online, call us, or visit one of our local campuses.

The first step is simple: reach out to us. You can do this by giving us a call, filling out our online form, or by simply stopping by one of our local campuses. Once we know you’re interested in learning more about our career training options at FCC – specifically our HVAC training program – a dedicated member of our admissions team will gladly walk you through all the steps of our admissions process … with no obligation of course. This includes applying for school, enrolling in the HVAC program, and even considering all your financial aid options.

Yes. Financial aid is available for all FCC students who qualify. Not sure where to start? We’ll be happy to help you establish a financial plan for your education – a plan that may include a combination of loans, grants, scholarships, and other sources of payment. And, if you’re a veteran, an active duty service member, a reservist, or a dependent thereof, you may qualify for additional financial aid options.

Graduates of our HVAC training program have received the training they need to begin an entry-level career in the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning fields selling, installing, and maintaining residential equipment. Such entry-level positions may fall under the titles of HVAC Technician, Air Conditioning Technician, Service Technician, HVAC Mechanic, Refrigeration Technician, HVAC Specialist, and Refrigeration Mechanic.

No high school diploma? We can still help prepare you for a successful career in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. Ask us how.

If you consider yourself mechanically inclined, you love to work with your hands, you enjoy solving problems, and you’re seeking to establish a technology-based career that is rewarding, then becoming an HVAC Technician may be right for you.