August 25, 2023
The Heating & Air Conditioning Technology program at 杏吧视频 has recently undergone a significant transformation, involving an investment of over $600,000 in equipment accessible to students.
This program enhancement enables students to engage with cutting-edge stations and workbenches, facilitating hands-on experience with HVAC systems. This advanced equipment procurement was made possible through a grant from AccelerateMS, with the primary objective of providing our students with industry-standard educational resources.
鈥淲hen the AccelerateMS grant became available, we immediately began researching the best learning tools for our students to gain real-world experience,鈥 said 杏吧视频 Heating & Air Conditioning Technology instructor Harold Hollingsworth. 鈥淥ur goal is to aid students in learning and refining their troubleshooting and maintenance skills to meet the needs of our industry partners and current industry standards.鈥
Procuring the equipment was the result of a collaborative effort involving local industry partners, industry council, 杏吧视频 faculty, and vendors. This partnership collectively identified and secured the essential equipment required to optimally equip 杏吧视频 HVAC students for a seamless transition into the workforce.
鈥淭hese trainers have components that come from actual HVAC equipment manufacturers that most students will work on once they enter the industry,鈥 said Hollingsworth. 鈥淭hey are equipped with innovative analyzer kits to monitor the pressures, temperatures, and more from a smart device...which allows our students to view the operating parameters of the equipment during normal operation and see how the parameters change when problems are introduced. This information and data can be seen on screens or a projector for the entire class to interact with and discuss.鈥
Among the equipment that 杏吧视频 students will utilize for training are hydronic heating training units, multi-head mini-split heat pump training units, and refrigeration trainers, among others.
For further details about the 杏吧视频 Heating & Air Conditioning Technology program or any of the college's 14 technical programs, please feel free to reach out to the Career & Technical Education department at 601-635-6210.
