Certificate - Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Techniques (HVAC)
- 1 year
- Duration
- 15,522 CAD
- Price
- Rolling admission
- Start
- Rolling admission
- Deadline
- Certificate
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Whitby / Canada
- Location
- Durham College
- School
Program description
There are many facets of life that necessitate the services of an HVAC expert. A Durham College HVAC technician can do it all, from installing a state-of-the-art high-efficiency furnace to maintaining comfortable temperatures in your workplace.
The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), the body in charge of regulating the HVACR sector, has standardized and accredited the program's basic curriculum. In this course you will learn to:
- An Introduction to the Core Concepts
- Systems for heating water and cooling food
- Residential heating systems that adhere to industry standards for design
- The laying of gas lines for use with heaters and water boilers
After completing the program, you will have the academic and practical knowledge to sit for the TSSA examinations necessary to become a Gas Technician 3 and an Oil Burner Technician 3.
Program structure
SEMESTER 1
- Communications
- Gas Technician 3 Practical
- Gas Technician 3a Theory
- Heat Systems
- Metal Fabrication I
- Mathematics I
- HVAC Oil Burner 3a Theory
SEMESTER 2
- Construction Blueprint
- Cooling Systems
- Gas Tech 3 Practical
- Gas Tech 3b Theory
- Metal Fabrication II
- Oil Burner 3 Practical
- Oil Burner 3b Theory
- Venting Practices
Price
YEAR 1
SEMESTER 1
- Tuition: 7,761.22 CAD
- Program Fee: 537.5 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 1,182.11 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee*: 386.89 CAD
Total: 9,867.72 CAD
SEMESTER 2
- Tuition: 7,761.22 CAD
- Program Fee: 0 CAD
- Ancillary Fee: 480.71 CAD
- DCSI Ancillary Fee: 102.75 CAD
Total: 8,344.68 CAD
*Durham College Students International
Requirements for applicants
- Matured student status (applicants who are over 19 years old and do not have a high school diploma)
- Grade 12 English (C or U)
- Grade 12 mathematics (C, M or U)
- English language proficiency
- Academic IELTS: 6.0, no band score less than 5.5
- IBT TOEFL: 80, with minimum section scores of 20
- PTE Academic: 53 minimum overall, no section below 49 L,W,S,R
- CAEL: Overall scores of 60 with no section below 60
- DET 105
About the university
Since its inception in 1967, Durham College (DC) has been guided by the following ideals:
- an unwavering dedication to student success;
- high-quality programs led by exceptional teachers with real-world experience;
- graduates who have gone on to excellent professional success;
- a treasured relationship with the community.
Durham College has Oshawa and Whitby campuses, Ontario, Canada.
More than 140 full-time programs in a wide range of disciplines are available to students at Durham College (DC), giving them a great chance to succeed in their chosen areas. Students in the District of Columbia excel in a wide variety of fields, including sustainable practice innovation, creative writing, design, filmmaking, and animation, service to others in the areas of health and social welfare, and legal advocacy.
Durham College is a values-based institution that prioritizes its students' and community's needs first. To this end, we've made it a priority to create a welcoming culture within our college.
