Case Study: Northeast Community College strengthens HVAC education with Trane Commercial

Empowering HVAC Education: Northeast Community College's Transformational Journey

Northeast Community College faced a challenge with an outdated HVAC training lab in a basement, which made it difficult to recruit students and provide industry-relevant education. To prepare graduates for opportunities in the aging workforce, the college sought to upgrade its program with a new facility and expand from residential into commercial HVAC training.

Trane Commercial partnered with the college and the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) to develop a new curriculum and provide a state-of-the-art lab equipped with Trane chillers, air handlers, controls, and building automation systems. Trane also helped train the instructors. As a result, the program received national recognition, enrollment increased, and the college is now successfully creating a pool of qualified workers for the region.

Northeast Community College