commercial hvac tech schools

[supertek65]

i was just curious?
are there any commercial hvac tech schools in the entire U.S. that has an actual chiller.boiler,controls,semi hermetic,screw,centrifugal,absorber, large roof top etc,etc,etc. class?
I mean a school open to the public so anybody can go. PAY
or a post secondary class/degree after graduating from another tech school.
a school like this could really help a guy get a good job in our industry.

st65

[whec720]

The U.S. Navy or Coast Guard. Underway, making way.

[slb8101]

i was just curious?
are there any commercial hvac tech schools in the entire U.S. that has an actual chiller.boiler,controls,semi hermetic,screw,centrifugal,absorber, large roof top etc,etc,etc. class?
I mean a school open to the public so anybody can go. PAY
or a post secondary class/degree after graduating from another tech school.
a school like this could really help a guy get a good job in our industry.

st65

If they have not changed Chattanooga State Technical College in Chattanooga Tn had a good program at the time they had chillers, large refrigeration systems, and fairly large rooftop units this was 20 plus years ago though.

[crawdad55]

To the best of my knowlege there aren't any. It would be a great idea though. Have wondered why there aren't any schools that teach building maintenance as a course. Aside from the subjects you mentioned I'd like to see a course like this also teach subjects in elevators, escalators, electricity, plumbing, telephony and how to read "as builts". You couldn't teach a lot of all in a two year course but it could, like all courses, give you the basics.

[supertek65]

To the best of my knowlege there aren't any. It would be a great idea though. Have wondered why there aren't any schools that teach building maintenance as a course. Aside from the subjects you mentioned I'd like to see a course like this also teach subjects in elevators, escalators, electricity, plumbing, telephony and how to read "as builts". You couldn't teach a lot of all in a two year course but it could, like all courses, give you the basics.

i agree, it would be a great market!

[jpsmith1cm]

See, I disagree.

I think that is there were a market for this type of schooling, then there would be those schools in place.

This is a trade that tends to be learned from the bottom up. We start as "dirt boys" delivering parts, changing filters, cleaning coils and carrying tools. If we're lucky, we either land a good journeyman as a mentor or get a good tech school background to point us in the right direction.

Then comes an awkward time where you think that you know everything that there is to know, but you still don't know half of what you need to know. This is where good techs become great or they fail totally.

After about 10 years in the field, there comes a realization that you don't know everything that there is to know, AND YOU NEVER WILL. You really begin to "know what you don't know" You realize that you must continue to educate and improve yourself, but can never attain the goal of perfection.

It is impossible for any brick and mortar school to provide that type of education at any sane cost.

[supertek65]

See, I disagree.

I think that is there were a market for this type of schooling, then there would be those schools in place.

This is a trade that tends to be learned from the bottom up. We start as "dirt boys" delivering parts, changing filters, cleaning coils and carrying tools. If we're lucky, we either land a good journeyman as a mentor or get a good tech school background to point us in the right direction.

Then comes an awkward time where you think that you know everything that there is to know, but you still don't know half of what you need to know. This is where good techs become great or they fail totally.

After about 10 years in the field, there comes a realization that you don't know everything that there is to know, AND YOU NEVER WILL. You really begin to "know what you don't know" You realize that you must continue to educate and improve yourself, but can never attain the goal of perfection.

It is impossible for any brick and mortar school to provide that type of education at any sane cost.

TRUE KNOWLEDGE IS KNOWING THAT YOU KNOW NOTHING

[jpsmith1cm]

You sayin' that I'm a dummy???

[Wolfer]

RSI in Phoenix goes over it briefly in the last phase of the HVAC/R classes. I am about a week in and we just went over Reciprocating Liquid Chillers and their basic operation and maintenance (hands on). It doesn't get too involved in it really but you get the idea.

[supertek65]

You sayin' that I'm a dummy???

not me!
socrates or
aristotle?
cant remember!
actually i think it was bill and ted?

[supertek65]

RSI in Phoenix goes over it briefly in the last phase of the HVAC/R classes. I am about a week in and we just went over Reciprocating Liquid Chillers and their basic operation and maintenance (hands on). It doesn't get too involved in it really but you get the idea.

that is really good!
even if a guy can go to a small chiller by himself outa skul and drain chiller, remove water boxes and punch the tubes by himself he would be valuable immediately

[acjourneyman]

Come pay me and I will teach you when I am on vacation.

[supertek65]

Come pay me and I will teach you when I am on vacation.

i asked first!