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To become an HVAC Technician there are many training programs available at career schools and colleges as well as online/distance learning training programs to consider. If you are interested in becoming an H.V.A.C. technician you should contact schools with training programs in your area to learn more and/or contact some online schools to learn more about their programs.
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Feature School
HVAC Training in Virginia Beach, VA
Advanced Technology Institute- Virginia Beach
Financial aid and graduate employment services are available to help you achieve success. Housing is also available in beautiful, sunny Virginia Beach, VA, for single students under 21.
Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. This School is accepting students from Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
More Featured HVAC Technician Training Schools in The United States
Arizona
Arizona Automotive Institute - Located in Glendale, Arizona, offering Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Basic Refrigeration plus Advanced Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
California
Institute for Business and Technology - Located in Santa Clara, CA offering Heating & Refrigeration
Institute of Technology - Located in Clovis and Modesto, CA offering Heating & Refrigeration
San Joaquin Valley College - Located in California offering Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology at some locations
Connecticut
Baran Institute of Technology - Locations in Bloomfield, East Windsor, and Windsor Locks, CT
Florida
ATI Career Training Center - Locations in Miami and Oakland Park, FL
Georgia
Laurus Technical Institute - Located in Jonesboro, GA
Laurus Technical Institute - Located in Decatur, GA
Illinois
Vatterott College - Located in Quincy, IL
Iowa
Vatterott College - Located in Des Moines, IA
Kansas
Vatterott College - Located in Wichita, KS
Wichita Technical Institute Locations in Topeka and Wichita, KS
Maryland
All-State Career School - Located in Baltimore, MD
Massachusetts
Bay State School of Technology - Located in Canton, MA
Branford Hall Career Institute - Springfield: Tech Center
Missouri
Several Locations in MO:
Vatterott College - Berkeley
Vatterott College - Kansas City
Vatterott College - O'Fallon
Vatterott College - Springfield
Vatterott College - Sunset Hills
Nebraska
Vatterott College - Located in Omaha, NE
New Jersey
Lincoln Technical Institute - Located in Mahwah, NJ
Pennco Tech - Located in Blackwood, NJ
New York
Branford Hall Career Institute - Located in Bohemia, NY
Ohio
RETS Tech Center - Located in Centerville, OH
Vatterott College - Broadview Heights - Located in Cleveland/Broadview Heights, OH
Oklahoma
Vatterott College Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Pennsylvania
CHI Institute - Located in Broomall, PA
New Castle School of Trades - Located in Pulaski/New Castle, PA
Penn Commercial Business & Technical School - Located in Washington, PA
Pennco Tech - Located in Bristol, PA
York Technical Institute - Located in York, PA
Tennessee
Miller-Motte Technical College - Located in Nashville, TN
Vatterott College - Located in Memphis, TN
Texas
ATI Career Training Center - Hurst - Located in North Richland Hills, TX
ATI Technical Training Center - Located in Dallas, TX
Career Centers of Texas - Located in Brownsville, TX
Everest Institute - Located in Austin, TX
Everest Institute - Located in San Antonio, TX
Lincoln Technical Institute - Located in Grand Prairie, TX
Vatterott Education Center - Located in Dallas, TX
Virginia
HVAC Training in Virginia
Advanced Technology Institute - Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Career Information
An HVAC Technician is responsible for the temperature control in a house or building. HVAC, which also stands for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, is a very important part of the office and house building process. During the construction of a house or an office building HVAC technicians help to ensure that the HVAC system will be in compliance with governmental permits. After a house or office building has been completed HVAC technicians will perform repairs and maintenance to the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems as needed.
Career opportunities for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technicians are almost limitless. If careers in the field of HVAC appear interesting to you then you should know that people with training and certifications are more likely to get hired by employers. Once you have completed your course work you will most likely need to take one or more certification exams. There are different types of certifications to consider, depending on your career goals, and there are different organizations where you can complete a certification exam.
Air Conditioning jobs are in demand and people with HVAC training will be even more in demand and will most likely find a job easier than a person without training. The job descriptions can vary from employer to employer such as air conditioning jobs, heating jobs, HVAC jobs, HVAC mechanics, etc..
Salaries will vary from job to job and also from state to state. In general someone working in an HVAC career field can expect to make somewhere between $25,000 and $50,000 with the average probably being in the $18/hour range. Keep in mind there are many different job titles and responsibilities, experience levels, certifications held, education completed, etc.. that can have an impact on how much or how little a person’s salary will be.
If you are ready to learn more about your career options you should contact a school in your area. You may also want to contact schools in other locations plus get some information from an online or distance based learning school offering at home hvac training courses. This way you will not be basing your career decision on what one HVAC school has to offer but basing it on what several HVAC schools have to offer.
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