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HVAC/R 2001-2002 EXEMPLARY PROGRAM - EVALUATED BY TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD

 

 

Student Association Members 2007-2008

 

 Aurora House Foundation

The HVACR Student Association @ South Texas College presented a donation to the Aurora House foundation.

Pictured left to right : Angel Espericueta, Arturo Zamarripa - HVACR Instructor, Rolando Noriega - HVACR Instructor, Juan Salinas - Aurora House Caregiver, Lupita Martinez - Aurora House Director, Arnold Perez - HVACR  Instructor, Rigoberto Garza, Rene Perez & Emilio Contreras.

               

 

In the past fifty years, the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration (HVAC/R) field has experienced massive technology changes. It has gone from the era of the icemen to that of the educated  and highly trained technician. Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration technicians are primarily trained in the service, repair, maintenance and installation of heating and cooling and refrigeration equipment including residential, commercial and industrial systems. Career preparation requires extensive educational training in refrigeration systems, duct designs, fabrication and  residential/commercial heat gained/loss calculations. Some of the opportunities for employment in refrigeration and air conditioning include: engineers, technicians, test technicians, sales engineers, application engineers, installers, testers, maintenance technicians, service persons, repair specialists, wholesalers, operating engineers and sheet metal experts.

 

01/25/08