This program is an introduction to air-conditioning and refrigeration, exploring career opportunities in the HVAC/R industry, personal safety and work practices, and personal protective equipment.  Students will be instructed in the proper handling of pressurized fluids, handling hazardous substances, hand and power tools, and equipment used to test and service air conditioning. 

Oklahoma Construction Industries Board Approved

Classes begin the middle of August and end the middle of May the following year. This program is offered from 7:55 am to 11:00 am and 12:00 pm to 3:05 pm Monday through Friday. High school students choose either a morning session or an afternoon session to attend. Adult students are encouraged to attend both sessions. Adult students are admitted according to space available in the program. Occasionally there are openings for adults and admission is made at the beginning of a new semester.

Pontotoc Technology Center follows a public school calendar year and has breaks and holidays that are common to the area partner schools. Partner high school students attend tuition free.

• Introduction to HVACR: Safety, Tools and Equipment (30 Hours)

• Principle of Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (45 Hours)

• Piping and Piping Practices (45 Hours)

• HVAC/R Controls (45 Hours)

• HVAC/R Solid State Electronics (30 Hours)

• Load Calculations (15 Hours)

• Refrigerant System Components (90 Hours)

• Air Conditioning Systems (90 Hours)

• Refrigerants and Lubricants (15 Hours)

• Refrigerant Recovery (15 Hours)

• Refrigerant Retrofits (15 Hours)

• Heat Pumps (30 Hours)

• Heating Systems (120 Hours)

• Air Handling (45 Hours)

• Electricity for HVAC/R (60 Hours)

• HVAC/R System Installation and Start-Up (Res.) (120 Hours)

• HVAC/R System Servicing and Troubleshooting (Res.) (90 Hours)

• Indoor Air Quality (15 Hours)

• HVAC/R Preventative Maintenance (15 Hours)

• HVAC/R Codes, Regulations and Standards (30 Hours)

• Professional Service (15 Hours)

• Workforce Staging (45 Hours)

• Air-conditioning Technician

• Air-conditioning Maintenance

• Installer/Construction

Cost of Program: Tuition, Fees and Books

In District

• Total Tuition: $2,805.00

• Total Fees: $95.00

• Total Books: $174.00

• Total Supplies: $1,728.00
  (In-District Current High School Students attend at no cost.)

Out of District

• Total Tuition: $5,610.00

• Total Fees: $95.00

• Total Books: $174.00

• Total Supplies: $1,728.00

Cost of Attendance (Dependent)

• Food and Housing/Living Expense: $5,654.40

• Transportation: $1,225.15

• Miscellaneous: $565.44

• Commodities-Goods and Products: $1,979.04

Cost of Attendance (Independent)

• Food and Housing/Living Expense: $11,925.00

• Transportation: $2,583.75

• Miscellaneous: $1,192.50

• Commodities-Goods and Products: $4,173.75

• EPA 608

• HVACR Technician (AHRI Endorsed)

• Process Piping Technician

• Endorsed Apprentice Eligible

For information concerning working conditions, physical requirements, employment and job outlook please refer to the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) at: BLS

Salary information can be found at The Occupational Information Network (O*NET) Resource Center at: One to Online

SOC/O-NET 49-9021.01

Pontotoc Tech Student Services team builds partnerships with Ada area businesses & industry to create opportunities for on the job training and student placement. Call the Pontotoc Technology Center Counselor at 580-310-2264 or visit pontotoctech.edu

PROGRAM TITLE: Residential HVAC Technician
INSTRUCTOR: Michael Beach
TOTAL HOURS: 1,020

• Began Teaching at PTC: Aug 2020

• Outside of Work: I still run my own business, occasionally teach a night class at another tech center, I like to travel, camp, and explore the world when I have time off, though I am usually at the farm working on things that need to be fixed because I am mechanically inclined. 

•  Education/Background: My education background can be described as, just like most other students. I was a C student in HS, I went to college on the GI Bill and got my associates in liberal studies.  I continued to learn mechanical systems and eventually landed at Michelin in Ardmore where I worked in maintenance and honed my abilities in electrical and large mechanical systems.  After that I went to school at MATC and received my certificate for residential HVACR.  I worked and continued to learn about the industry which gave me the opportunity to get my contractors license and start my own business.  I was called to teach at PTC and jumped at the opportunity to be able to share my knowledge with the future workers of Oklahoma.

•  Favorite Quote: “If you want something, you have to give up something”

 Messages from Mr. Beach:

About teaching at PTC... "Teaching at PTC means that I can share with my students all the things that they will see in the industry, both good and bad.  It's not just about learning the facts about HVACR but also learning the skill set that is needed to be successful in the field.  The discipline needed to be able to work 12–16-hour days for the entire summer season, and beyond. Gaining the base knowledge to be able to solve the problems that come up in their day-to-day work environments and even gaining financial knowledge to run a successful business if they want."

To prospective students... "If your goal is to do anything in the mechanical or industrial field, this class is going to give you the knowledge you will need to be successful in the hundreds of opportunities you can have in your lifetime."

Mr. Beach and students discuss the HVAC program at PTC. (Video by PTC Information Technology students.)