HVAC
Air Conditioning and Heating I
Introductory, hands-on HVAC training covering comfort cooling, heating fundamentals, controls, schematics, and copper-pipe brazing.
Dates
August 24, 2026 - December 16, 2026
Schedule
Five Fall 2026 sections with morning, afternoon, and evening options
Location
Educational Cultural Complex · San Diego, California
Cost
Tuition-free; materials and optional fees may apply
HVAC opportunity
About the program
MECT 431 is the first course in SDCCE's two-course Air Conditioning and Heating pathway. Students learn basic heating and cooling theory, appliances, circuits, thermostats, controls, schematics, communications, and hands-on brazing of copper piping and fittings.
First course in the Air Conditioning/Heating Certificate of Completion pathway
Current class choices
Fall 2026 sections
MECT 431 · Class 45814
August 25, 2026 - October 22, 2026
Meets: Tue / Thu, 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Educational Cultural Complex · ECC C-109
Instructor: David Anton
Weekly hours: 8
Open to new students when seats are available; no permission code required.
MECT 431 · Class 45816
August 24, 2026 - October 26, 2026
Meets: Mon / Wed, 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: Educational Cultural Complex · ECC C-109
Instructor: David Anton
Weekly hours: 8
Open to new students when seats are available; no permission code required.
MECT 431 · Class 45819
August 24, 2026 - October 26, 2026
Meets: Mon / Wed, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
Location: Educational Cultural Complex · ECC C-109
Instructor: Oscar Aparicio
Weekly hours: 8
Open to new students when seats are available; no permission code required.
MECT 431 · Class 45820
August 24, 2026 - October 26, 2026
Meets: Mon / Wed, 2:00 PM-5:45 PM
Location: Educational Cultural Complex · ECC C-109
Instructor: Oscar Aparicio
Weekly hours: 7.5
Open to new students when seats are available; no permission code required.
MECT 431 · Class 45824
October 7, 2026 - December 16, 2026
Meets: Mon / Wed, 5:45 PM-9:30 PM
Location: Educational Cultural Complex · ECC C-109
Instructor: Oscar Aparicio
Weekly hours: 7.5
Late-start section open to new students when seats are available; no permission code required.
What participants will learn
- +Heating and cooling theory
- +Circuits and thermostats
- +HVAC controls and schematics
- +Copper-pipe brazing
- +Heating appliances
Who this program is for
- +Introductory course with no prior HVAC course required
- +New students must complete SDCCE admission and portal setup before enrolling
Program highlights
- +Course code MECT 431
- +Hands-on instruction
- +Morning, afternoon, and evening sections
- +No permission code required for the listed introductory sections