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At Orleans Technical Institute, you can earn your Trades Diploma in just 6 or 13 months and take the first step toward an exciting career in Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Heating. Become a technician or mechanic and manage everyday problems and solutions for climate control and energy efficiency. Graduates are employable in a variety of vital positions to install, diagnose, service, and repair air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating equipment—from small units to entire systems.

Program Objective

Teaches the skills required to diagnose, maintain, and repair residential air conditioning and commercial air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment. Students learn refrigeration through work with freezers, cold rooms, and ice machines. Federal environmental reclamation and recycling standards are taught. In the air conditioning and heating portion of the course, students are taught current technology relating to central air conditioning and window units, heat pumps, gas and oil-fired furnaces, and related ductwork.

Employment Opportunities

Graduates are employable in entry-level positions such as air conditioning technicians, refrigeration technicians, air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics or helpers, and general maintenance personnel. The Institute recommends that students take the E.P.A. exam at the completion of training to enhance employment opportunities.

Career Outlook According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employment of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration
mechanics and installers is projected to increase 28 percent during the 2008-18 decade, much faster
than the average for all occupations. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Occupational Outlook Handbook,” 2010-11 Edition.

Industry Certification

Students in this program are eligible to receive industry recognized certification from the Residential Construction Academy (RCA) of the Home Builders Institute upon successful completion of certification exams.

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