- Community of interest
- Industrial Technologies & Agriculture
- Award
- Certificate
- Program code
- HVACRLEVELII.CC
- Department
- ITEX Skill Builders
- CIP code
- 15.0501: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician.
- TOP code
- 0946.00 - Environmental Control Technology*
Program detailsAward, code, department, CIP/TOP
Program Snapshot
- Community of interest
- ITAG Industrial Technologies & Agriculture
- Award
- Certificate
- Program code
- HVACRLEVELII.CC
- Department
- ITEX Skill Builders
- CIP code
- 15.0501: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician.
- TOP code
- 0946.00 - Environmental Control Technology*
Next Steps
Certificate — expand to learn about this award
A short-cycle credential built around a specific skill or job role. Useful as an entry point to a field, a step toward a larger credential, or a way to round out an existing degree.
Financial aid note. Courses taken solely to complete a Certificate of Completion are not eligible for financial aid.
Semester-by-Semester Map
Term 1
Class Schedules
Term 1 Prerequisites: HVAC 11, HVAC 12, HVAC 13, ITEC 55
course details
This course is designed to provide pre-employment training in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) systems for industrial trades. Emphasis will be placed on developing safety skills, metering and gauge identification, lubrication oils used, replacement of refrigerant circuits, knowledge of heat pump systems, and inspection and maintenance of procedures. These areas of instruction will be applied in several hands on performance lab exercises. This course is part of the National Center For Construction Education and Research (NCCER) core curriculum qualification.
Prerequisite: ITEC 55, HVAC 11, HVAC 12, HVAC 13
course details
This course is designed to provide pre-employment training in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) systems for industrial trades. Emphasis will be placed on developing safety skills, tool identification, basic rigging and material handling skills, with soft skills training. These areas of instruction will be applied in several hands on performance lab exercises. This course is part of the National Center For Construction Education and Research (NCCER) core curriculum qualification.
Prerequisite: ITEC 55, HVAC 11, HVAC 12, HVAC 13
course details
This course is designed to provide pre-employment training in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) systems for industrial trades. Emphasis will be placed on developing safety skills, commercial air distribution, factors to be controlled when dealing with indoor air quality, types of hot-water heating systems, and devices used in hydronic systems. These areas of instruction will be applied in several hands on performance lab exercises. This course is part of the National Center For Construction Education and Research (NCCER) core curriculum qualification.
Prerequisite: ITEC 55, HVAC 11, HVAC 12, HVAC 13
Career Connections
2-Year Degree Paths
Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.
Example roles: 1
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
4-Year Degree Paths
Roles that more often open up after transfer and a bachelor's degree.
Example roles: 1
- Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Graduate School Paths
Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.
No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the graduate-school pathway for this program.
Local Job Market
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersSOC 49-90215 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- Walmart 2
- Aperto Property Management 1
- Nextech North America 1
- Tyme Maidu Tribe 1
Where the postings are
- Chico, Butte County 3
- Las Plumas, Butte County 1
- Linda, Yuba County 1
Sample current postings
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherSOC 17-30292 nearby openings
Top employers in sample
- NCR Atleos 2
Where the postings are
- Oregon, Butte County 2
Sample current postings
Posting counts come from Adzuna's index of US job boards, covering the last 30 days within 25 miles of ZIP 95965. Coverage and salary visibility vary by employer. Empty searches expand the radius and posting window before the section gives up.
Source Notes
Course sequencing is generated from the Acadia Program Mapper cache. Career groupings use local CIP-to-SOC mappings and BLS occupation data when available. Confirm education plans with Counseling and Advising.
Live wage data was not available from the BLS helper for the mapped occupations, so some pay fields may be blank.
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