Submitted by Charter College
Charter College is introducing its Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration (HVACR) program to its Lacey campus, located at 4520 Lacey Blvd SE, Suite 40.
The Charter College HVAC/R training program focuses on the installation, maintenance, and repair of heating, air conditioning, ventilation, and refrigeration systems and prepares students to seek entry-level employment as a HVAC/R mechanic. The program, which includes system troubleshooting, maintenance skills and environmental systems, can be completed in under a year.
“Our research shows a real need for HVAC/R techs in the area,” explained Lacey Campus President Dr. Bruce Higdon. “We have established this program so we can better serve both employers and employees in our community.”
According to the HVACR Workforce Development Foundation: “New reports estimate 115,000 HVAC/R technicians will be needed by 2022 to fill jobs (in the U.S. and Canada) due to anticipated growth in the industry and retirements, yet only 21,000 students graduated from post-secondary HVA/CR programs in 2015. Without a concerted effort from HVAC/R employees, manufacturers, engineers, distributers and other related employers the demand for these high-skills jobs will outpace the supply. This gap could leave homeowners, hospitals, schools, virtually any building with heating, air conditioning, hot water or refrigeration out cold for installation, maintenance or retrofitting.”
The HVAC/R program is scheduled to begin in Lacey in February 2019, with enrollment beginning in late November 2018.
Details on Charter College’s HVAC/R program are available at https://www.chartercollege.edu/programs/tradesvocational/heating-ventilation-air-conditioning-refrigeration or by calling 888-200-9942.
Founded in 1985, Charter College is a private, independent institution of higher education, providing students with a career-focused education in job fields that include health care, business, information technology, aviation and select trades. There are Charter College campuses in California, Washington, Alaska and Montana; Charter Institute, a division of Charter College in New Mexico; and online programs. Charter College and its programs are accredited through the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES). For more information, visit www.chartercollege.edu.
