Applications for the 2025-26 School Year Are Now Closed

Thank you for your interest in The Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors apprentice program. Please see below for important application information.

Required Documents

• A copy of the applicant’s Maryland State HVACR apprentice license. If you do not already have this you can apply for your license with the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.
• A doctor’s letter showing that the applicant is physically able to do work in the HVACR industry. We do not require a physical and do not have a set form. You can have a doctor write a handwritten note on a RX pad or a formal note. Historically if an applicant does not have a relationship with a doctor they normally go and get a physical, since they do not have a relationship with a doctor and submit that documentation.
• A copy of applicant’s high school diploma or transcript of last grade completed.
• A copy of your Driver’s License.
• Written recommendation letters from three (3) acquaintances. We prefer that only one of these is from a family member. You can ask a teacher, co-worker, coach, or supervisor.

Feel free to reach out to our office with any questions: sanderson@haccmd.org.

Tuition

Tuition for the 2025-26 year is $3,195.00 for students not employed by a HACCMD member, and $2,375 for students employed by a HACCMD member. Final payment is due by August 15, 2025. You may pay online or mail a check to our office before the interviews.

Tablet/Laptop Requirement

Students are required to have a tablet or a laptop for class. We highly recommend that you purchase a Chromebook to ensure that you can access the book and all the features of our program.

Tablet/Laptop Requirements Include:

Operating Systems

• Windows – Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
• Macintosh – macOS 10.13, 10.12 / OS X 10.10 -10.11 (High Sierra, Sierra, Yosemite, El Capitan)
• Chrome – Chrome OS
• Mobile – iOS 6+, Android (see below note for browsers)

Hardware Requirements

• Minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768
• Minimum: Intel® or AMD® CPU at 1.8 GHz or better / 1 GB of RAM
• Recommended: Intel® CPU at 2.0 GHz or better / 4 to 8 GB of RAM

College Credit for HACCMD Training

In case you were not aware, students who earn or have earned a completion from our program are eligible to receive college credits for our training! Here are the details:

Carroll Community College—All students who earn a completion from our program, this is both passing the classes and turning in their 8,000 hours, are eligible to earn college credit. Carroll Community College will credit our students with 24 credits towards an Associate of Arts and Sciences degree.

Cecil College—Students who complete years 2 and 3 or years 3 and 4 of the HVAC/R Apprenticeship Program for a minimum of 4,000 on-the-job training apprenticeship hours are eligible to earn 30 credits to go towards the Associate of Applied Science Skilled Trades degree. Find out more here: Cecil College: AAS Skilled Trades degree.

Harford Community College—All students who earn a completion from our program, this is both passing the classes and turning in their 8,000 hours, are eligible to earn college credit. Harford Community College will credit our students with 21 credits towards an Associate of Applied Sciences degree. 10 credits will be applied to the Technical Professional Electives and 11 will be applied to the Core Technical Professional Courses.

Howard Community College—All students who earn a completion from our program, this is both passing the classes and turning in their 8,000 hours, are eligible to earn college credit. Howard Community College will credit our students with 24 credits towards an Associate of Applied Sciences degree. Find out more here: Howard Community College - Skilled Building Trades - A.A.S. Degree.

For these opportunities, the students can have attended classes at any of our locations. All students who completed our program requirements are eligible for these benefits.