BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Bucks County Community College officials and local elected representatives were joined by recent graduates of the College's Building and Construction Trades Pre-Apprenticeship program on Friday for a HVAC lab groundbreaking ceremony at the college's Gene and Marlene Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks in Bristol.
The new specialized learning space will teach students how to install, operate, and repair heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment in both indoor and outdoor spaces to reflect actual working conditions.
College officials and Pennsylvania State Representative Tina Davis join Building and Construction Trades graduate Tim McCloud (center) at the September 18 HVAC lab groundbreaking ceremony at the College's Center for Advanced Technologies in Bristol. From left are: Bucks County Community College's COO Michael Harris; Vice President for Workforce & Strategic Partnerships Tracy Timby; Board of Trustees Chair, Ronni Fuchs, Esq.; State Rep. Tina Davis; Building & Construction Trades graduate Tim McCloud; Trustee Carol Mignoni Ferguson; Epstein Campus at Lower Bucks Director Rose Cooper; AVP of Workforce Development Susan Herring; and President & CEO Patrick M. Jones. (Eric Parker/Bucks County Community College)
The in-demand HVAC training program is a 12-week course that includes classroom theory and hands-on skills development. Instruction includes U.S. Department of Energy's Industrial Training & Assessment Center energy efficiency training.
The HVAC lab project was designed by Lenhardt Rodgers Architecture + Interiors based in Fort Washington. Principal Jamie Ober (center) is pictured with Bucks County Community College President & CEO Patrick M. Jones, and BCCC Chief Operating Officer Michael Harris. The new specialized learning space will teach students how to install, operate, and repair heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment in both indoor and outdoor spaces to reflect actual working conditions. (Eric Parker/Bucks County Community College)
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