Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Dunwoody College of Technology.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider MCTC.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Northland Community and Technical College, Minnesota State, Southeast Technical, and Minnesota West.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of HCC, Minnesota State, and Minnesota West.
Excellence
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Dunwoody College of Technology.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Dunwoody College of Technology, HCC, South Central College, and Minnesota State.
Working as an HVAC Mechanic and Installer in Minnesota
Heating and cooling system mechanics, or HVAC technicians, install and maintain heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. Heating and air conditioning systems are used to keep rooms in households, institutions and commercial buildings within comfortable temperature and humidity ranges. Refrigeration systems also preserves medicine, live cargo, food and other perishables. HVAC technicians usually specialize as either an installer or a mechanic, but are trained in both specialties. Read a detailed HVAC Mechanic and Installer job description and schools overview.
The Minnesota Pipe Trades Association and Air Conditioning Contractors of America are organizations that can provide professional development resources.
State Requirements
The State of Minnesota does not regulate the practices of HVAC mechanics and installers. However, the EPA requires that HVAC mechanics and installers in any state who work with or purchase refrigerants must be certified by passing a written exam. Exams are administered by organizations approved by the EPA, such as employer associations, trade schools and unions.
Major Industries
Most HVAC mechanics and installers in Minnesota work for:
- Appliance Repair Companies
- HVAC Equipment Wholesalers
- Air Purification Equipment Manufacturers
- Heating Equipment Manufacturers
- HVAC and Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturers
- Industrial Fan and Blower Manufacturing
- Hardware, Plumbing and HVAC Wholesalers
- Plumbing and HVAC Contractors
Major Employers
A few representative major employers of pharmacy technicians in Maine include:
- Egan Company (Plumbing / Heating / AC / Refrigeration Contractor)
- McDowall Company (Plumbing / Heating / AC / Refrigeration Contractor)
- Thermo King Sales and Service, Incorporated (Wholesale Equipment Sales and Repair)
- Palen/Kimball Company (Wholesale Equipment Sales and Repair)
- Quality Refrigeration, Incorporated (Plumbing / Heating / AC / Refrigeration Contractor)
- Rigels, Incorporated (Household Appliance Repair)
- Naylor Heating and Refrigeration, LLC (Household Appliance Retail Sales and Repair)
- Dependable Indoor Air Quality, Incorporated (Wholesale Equipment Sales and Repair)
- Eden Prairie Appliance, Incorporated (Household Appliance Retail Sales and Repair)
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