Air conditioning mechanics install, maintain, and repair air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating equipment, and accessories. They install motors, compressors, evaporators, and other parts. They connect duct work, refrigerant lines and piping, and then connect the equipment to a power source.
G.C.C.'s curriculum offers students the option of receiving a certificate of completion or an Associate of Applied Science degree in refrigeration and air conditioning.
Information on textbook requirements, tool requirements, and program costs is available to assist with planning. For further information, contact R. D. (Doug) Lacey, 6101 Grayson Dr., Denison, Texas 75020, (903)-465-6030.
The Texas Department of Labor and Standards, Boiler Division, requires owners of air conditioning contracting businesses to be licensed by the State of Texas. Employees of a licensed contractor are not required to be licensed by the state.
Approximately 5 % of the students enrolled in the Refrigeration program acquire the Associate degree. The educational goal of the majority of students is to obtain the special trade skills necessary to be employed as a refrigeration/air conditioning technician. Ninety percent of the enrollment in the program do complete their educational goal. Approximately 5 % of the enrollment are non-completers due to job change, illness, poor study habits, etc.
Grayson County College makes no claims regarding the initial or future salaries of its graduates.
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