Partnered trade and industry programs

Licensed electricians are skilled professionals that fulfill a vital role, and the opportunities for growth and success are virtually limitless. And although the education and training process takes some time and effort, there’s no doubt that it’s absolutely worth it. 

Here’s more good news: now, there are more options than ever to make electrician training as accessible and convenient as possible. As a result, you can find many ways to fit the required courses into your schedule. Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain (IECRM) offers online classes for electrician training, so you can take the first steps toward your future career without even leaving your home.

Our Online Electrician Training courses align with the National Electric Code (NEC) to help you develop the safe, electrician skills employers demand. That includes electrical equipment installation and tool usage, basic electricity and AC current theory, and a wide range of installation procedures for both residential and commercial properties.

Electrical work has some of the best opportunities for career stability, especially for residential technicians. If you want to start a career in electrical work, this 100% online course will prepare you for an entry-level residential electrician apprenticeship.

The main focus for Electricians is to install, repair and maintain electrical power, lighting, communications and control systems in businesses, homes and factories. Our online electrician trade classes begins with the basics of communication, bidding, records and ethics. Then moves on to the career focused subjects of safety for Electricians, electrical circuits, the National Electric Code® and much more.

The need for qualified heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) technicians is never going away. Collin College can teach you what it takes to work in the residential HVAC industry installing and servicing gas and electric furnaces and heat pump systems.

You will learn how to work safely and responsibly within Environmental Protection Agency guidelines and standards that apply to the HVAC industry, and identify and use HVAC equipment, components and tools, while understanding their functions within the industry. You will also learn common mechanical, electrical and electronic components such as compressors, switches, thermostats, motors and fans. You will even be able to practice all of the techniques you learn with heat pumps, heating units, a/c units, refrigeration units and more with hands-on instruction in Collin College facilities.

If your program requires a criminal background check, your placement in a required clinical site, cooperative, practicum, internship, and/or licensure/certification opportunity may be impacted. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your program director and check with your licensing/certifying entity, if any, to determine your status.

Students planning to transfer to a college or university should check with the Collin College academic advisors. Also check the degree requirement of the intended transfer college prior to beginning this program to verify course degree applicability.

As the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) trade is growing, and College of Western Idaho's (CWI) HVAC Apprenticeship program is your key to starting a rewarding career in a field increasingly in need of trained and licensed technicians, installers, and trouble shooters.

This four-year program will take your skills from the basics to being prepared to take the journeyman test to become a licensed HVAC technician. HVAC Apprenticeship classes are available in a hyflex format offering in-person and virtual class options with 576 hours of classroom training and 8,000 hours of on-the job experience.

Learn from industry experts in the classroom in concert with employment in the HVAC field for on-the-job training while earning a living. Courses will teach refrigeration as applied to air conditioning theory,  electrical theory, motors and basic electrical controls, International Fuel Gas and Mechanical Code, installation methods, and much more.

Prepare yourself to work in the following areas of the HVAC industry:

Residential

Commercial

Industrial