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Schools Concentrating On HVAC Mechanics And Installers
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Pulaski Technical College.
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Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Southeast Arkansas College and Arkansas Tech.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Southeast Arkansas College, Pulaski Technical College, PCCUA, and UACCH.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Arkansas Northeastern, UACCH, North Arkansas College, and UACCM.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Arkansas Northeastern, North Arkansas College, Arkansas State, and Arkansas Tech.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Arkansas Tech and Arkansas State.
Excellence
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Arkansas Northeastern, PCCUA, Arkansas State, and Arkansas Tech.
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Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
National Park Community College • Hot Springs, AR
Studying HVAC (completion in 2008)
• 11/12/2011
"There were good times here and there with people and everyone was nice enough. It just seems like the school is not on track with the rest of the town/community."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | Unless they have hired a new teacher I would not. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | I have heard nothing bad about the program. I also have not heard anything good about it either, which is why I gave it a neutral rating. |
| Program Quality | 4 | I was the youngest person in the class by at least 5 years, so it was a little hard to keep up with others. I'm in the Air Force now and am much more confident in my work. |
| Instruction | 4 | The instruction did not help me very well. They did a lot of talking with the older gentlemen and I felt I was left out of the course at times. |
| How Difficult | 6 | |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | I learned some good information hands on, but really not enough to carry a good job. In 4 weeks in the military tech school I believe I learned more than I did in 3 semesters at community college. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 4 | To this day I am still disappointed that only day classes were offered. I now have a G.I. Bill and would like to take some more technical classes, such as welding and mechanics, but because of that I will have to carry a normal day job. I may be forced to find a job that lets me work part time in the winter in order to take classes. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | I had one teacher I could go to for advice or help. The library was good and the computer lab was decent. Classroom space for HVAC was cramped. |
| Social Life | 2 | The technical school people are pushed to the back of the campus with a different parking lot. We were never made aware when school functions were going on or if there was some kind of free food being offered. |
| Placement Services | 5 | I stay neutral once again because I was not helped with this. Of course I did catch a job with the best HVAC company in Arkansas, but because of poor training and lack of confidence in what I was doing, the work load became too much and too advanced and I was not given a chance to learn. This was an extremely stressful and hopeless environment. That was the reason I joined the military - to further my training. |
| Alumni Network | 5 |
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