Students are taught how to use hand tools, power tools and many specialty tools such as vacuum pumps, test manifolds, electrical test meters, and refrigeration recovery machines. Students are also taught copper tubing soldering, domestic and commercial refrigeration systems, central air conditioning, heat pumps, gas fired heating units, and blue print reading. The state of Massachusetts requires a refrigeration technician's license to work on and to operate machines that are related at 120,000 BTUs or more. Students majoring in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning at GNB Voc-Tech are tested for this certificate during their senior year. Upon graduation, students are prepared to work in trade-related jobs or to enter a technical institution or college.
Graduates can take a variety of career paths.
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