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Is HVAC a Good Career in 2022?

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With healthy growth projected over the next decade but a lack of skilled workers to fill the opening positions, the HVAC industry is primed for eager professionals who are looking for a rewarding and long-term career. In fact, the industry is expected to tack on an additional 38,500 jobs annually over the next 10 years.1 […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Beau Bilkey

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Beau, 26, from Soldotna, Alaska, was an RSI welding program graduate himself in 2018. He is now a Welding Instructor at The Refrigeration School. Beau has been teaching at RSI for about six months. Thanks for your time, Beau. What brought you from the cold of Alaska to the heat of Arizona? I was born […]

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Skilled Trades FAQ for High School Students

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The skilled trades are often cast aside as an inferior option when compared to a college education. The school system hasn’t done a good job of equipping students with accurate information about this alternative career path. What do high schoolers know about the skilled trades? College is commonly touted as the ideal option for high […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Carlson Holloway-Factory

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Carl, 49, is a Commercial Electrical Instructor at The Refrigeration School. Born in Newport News, Virginia, Carl is a self-described “military brat.” His mother was Army and his dad was Air Force, so they traveled a lot. If he had to call somewhere home, it would be Washington state. That’s where he finished high school […]

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Faculty Connections – Meet Ted Temple

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Ted, 63, from St. Louis, Missouri, is an HVAC Instructor at The Refrigeration School. Ted rejoined the school as an instructor about three months ago, having taught here previously in 1995/1996. Ted currently teaches the Refrigeration Systems & Practices phase to afternoon and night-class students taking the Refrigeration Technologies and the Electro-Mechanical Technologies programs. Thanks […]

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