Courses, systems, and skills
What you'll study
The published curriculum emphasizes refrigerant systems, heating and hydronic systems, and diagnostics and troubleshooting. Use these questions to learn how classroom instruction connects with supervised work on equipment.
Refrigeration and refrigerant systems
Which recovery, evacuation, charging, and diagnostic procedures will you perform?
Heating, furnaces, boilers, or hydronics
Which heating systems are available in the lab for startup, testing, and diagnosis?
Service, diagnostics, and troubleshooting
What faults will instructors introduce, and how is your diagnostic process scored?
Hands-on, shop, or laboratory work
How many scheduled hours are spent working on equipment, and what must you demonstrate?
Commercial or industrial systems
Which commercial equipment will you diagnose, and how much time is spent working on it?
Curriculum and equipment highlights
- HVAC Technical and Vocational Certification Courses
- Oil and electrical furnaces
- From HVAC Training School to a Career
- Refrigeration & A/C Technology Training at NCST – New Castle, PA
- Commercial reach-in coolers and freezers