Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Keep hot stuff hot and cold stuff cold.
At Salina Tech, students learn to do just that with hands-on experience with a wide range of both new and legacy equipment including, furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps, reach-in and walk-in coolers, ice machines and sheet metal equipment. Students will take a wide range of classes ranging from HVAC fundamentals and safety, to compressor controls and troubleshooting.
Students who graduate from this program go on to pursue careers in a number of different areas. Although many go on to work in the commercial and/or residential HVAC sector where the average salary can range anywhere from $40,000 to $45,000, some go on to start their own HVAC business and if successful, their annual income can be much higher.
From installation and repair, to compliance and troubleshooting, in just nine short months with Salina Tech’s HVAC program, students gain the knowledge and skills they need to immediately start earning a great living in the HVAC sector.
What You Will Learn
Obtain EPA Universal certification.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of residential heating systems to include installation, troubleshooting and repair skills.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of commercial heating systems to include installation, troubleshooting and repair skills.
Demonstrate working knowledge of residential cooling systems to include install, troubleshooting, and repair skills.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of commercial cooling systems to include install, troubleshooting, and repair skills.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of sheet metal lay out and fabrication.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of commercial refrigeration systems to include install, troubleshooting and repair skills.
Demonstrate a working knowledge of Work Place Skills/Ethics.
Careers
Service Technician
Service Manager
Commercial & Residential HVAC Technician
HVAC Installer
Sales Professional
Business Owner (Self-employed)
Information
Note: Program schedule does not include general education courses required by program.
Contact the HVAC Enrollment Specialist with any questions, admissions requirements, or to set up program shadowing or tours.
Ron Redden
785-309-3128
ron.redden@salinatech.edu
Faculty
Chad Townley earned his HVAC Certification from Manhattan Area Technical College and his Associate of Applied Science degree in HVAC from Salina Tech. He also has an EPA 608 Certification for handling refrigerants.
Mr. Townley joined the Salina Tech Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning program in 2002.
chad.townley@salinatech.edu | 785-309-3154
News
Lennox donates HVAC equipment to Salina Tech
Lennox, a national provider of home heating and cooling systems, has donated a Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) unit to Salina Area Technical College. The donation will allow students to [...]
![Chrisxavier Cease, a junior at Abilene High School, gets hands-on experience using a welding simulator Wednesday at Great Plains Manufacturing's inaugural Manufacturing Day. [ALLEIGH WEEMS / SALINA JOURNAL]](https://www.salinatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/PKMSteelDay.jpg)
High schoolers participate in Manufacturing Day
Chrisxavier Cease, a junior at Abilene High School, gets hands-on experience using a welding simulator Wednesday at Great Plains Manufacturing's inaugural Manufacturing Day. [ALLEIGH WEEMS / SALINA JOURNAL] Ellsworth High School junior Ashley Woods [...]
Salina Tech enrollment jumps 27% GallerySalina Tech enrollment jumps 27%
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Salina Tech enrollment jumps 27%
Enrollment at Salina Area Technical College rose 27% in the fall of 2018 compared to the previous fall, according to information collected on September 20th for reporting to the Kansas Board of Regents. According to the [...]