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Career Overview
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are vital to the comfort and functioning of commercial, residential, and industrial spaces. There are ever-growing opportunities for skilled HVAC/R technicians in installation, diagnostics, repair, and maintenance. HVAC technicians often have to lift heavy equipment and work in tight spaces. However, many find the job mentally stimulating and full of new problems to solve every day.
Earn a Continuing Education Certificate upon completing the required courses below and launch your career today!
OCU-463 Core Construction Skills
Cost: $1,015 (with $25 registration fee)
This course equips students with the foundational knowledge needed prior to training in a building trade of their choice, and working on a construction job site. Students learn the concepts of basic safety on construction sites, math for the trades, blueprint reading, use of hand and power tools, rigging, and material handling. They also learn the steps involved in pursuing a career in the building trades and how to communicate effectively in a construction setting. Successful completion of the course earns students the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Core Craft Skills credential as well as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10 certification.
Note: Students wishing to earn an NCCER credential in HVAC must take the Core Construction Skills course before or concurrently with HVAC Level 1. (Students wishing to gain HVAC skills for personal use may skip the Core Construction Skills class, but will not earn NCCER HVAC credentials. Please email trades@pgcc.edu for assistance with registration without the Core Construction Skills prerequisite.)
HVC-381 HVAC
Level 1, Part 1
Cost: $870 (with $25 registration fee)
This course provides the first part of the NCCER Level 1 HVAC curriculum. Students gain an understanding of HVAC systems work and the role of an HVAC technician in construction. They learn mathematics for the HVAC trade, and the basic principles of electricity, heating and cooling, and air distribution systems. They begin to acquire the skills and knowledge needed to install plastic, copper, and carbon steel piping systems, and to perform installation and maintenance tasks on furnaces, cooling systems, and air distribution systems.
HVC-382 HVAC
Level 1, Part 2
Cost: $870 (with $25 registration fee)
This course provides the second part of the NCCER Level 1 HVAC curriculum. Students build on their learning in Part 1 with a continued focus on skills to install piping systems and perform maintenance on furnaces, cooling systems, and air distribution systems.
Prerequisite: HVC-381
HVC-383 HVAC
Level 2, Part 1
Cost: $1,100 (with $25 registration fee)
This course provides the first part of the NCCER Level 2 HVAC curriculum. Students gain an understanding of alternating current generation and use, indoor air quality control, and commercial air distribution systems. They acquire the skills and knowledge required for the installation and maintenance of compressors, refrigerants and oils, metering devices, chimneys, sheet metal and fiberglass duct systems, commercial HVAC systems, and air quality equipment.
Prerequisite: HVC-382
HVC-384 HVAC
Level 2, Part 2
Cost: $1,100 (with $25 registration fee)
This course provides the second part of the NCCER Level 2 HVAC curriculum. Students continue to build on their knowledge and skills in the topics covered in Level 2, Part 1.
Prerequisite: HVC-383
Registration
If you are a new student, see Continuing Education for account setup and enrollment instructions. Current PGCC students can register through Owl Link.
Continuing Education and Credit Options
Continuing Education courses are open to the public, do not require formal admission, and do not earn academic credits. Some Construction and Skilled Trades courses—Core Construction Skills, Electrical, Carpentry, and daytime HVAC/R Levels 1 and 2—are cross-listed as credit courses and can be taken for academic credit toward an associate degree.
To enroll for credit, submit an admission application. Credit enrollment is not required to earn an industry-recognized trade credential. Please note that some federal aid is only available to credit students seeking an associate degree.
For help deciding if taking classes for credit is right for you, contact the Office of Recruitment and Admissions (Bladen Hall, Room 125) by calling 301-546-0864 or emailing apply@pgcc.edu.
Contact Information
Email: trades@pgcc.edu