ALL 18 BSCTC HVAC GRADUATES EARN JOURNEYMAN CERTIFICATION
Graduates from the Air Conditioning Technology (HVAC) program at Big Sandy Community
and Technical College were career ready and then some.
This years class of 18 graduates all earned HVAC Journeyman certifications prior to
graduating in May.
This speaks volumes to the level of dedication our students have to be successful,
said Eric Campbell, assistant professor of Air Conditioning Technology. I am proud
of this group and this great accomplishment.
Those holding a journeyman licensure are knowledgeable and skilled to install, maintain,
remodel and repair HVAC systems meeting the requirements of Kentucky HVAC codes and
standards. A journeyman mechanic may work independently within the range of the license
under the supervision of a Kentucky master HVAC contractor. All Journeyman applicants
must verify that they have worked for not less than two years and 3,000 work hours
under the direction and general supervision of a Kentucky master HVAC contractor.
David Hall, 65, grew up in the Feds Creek community of Pike County and graduated in
May. After graduating high school, finding employment was hard.
I had received a draft card, and companies were reluctant to invest money in people
who could be sent off to war, he recalled.
Hall later enlisted in the Air Force. My first choice was the Army, but the recruiter
was out to lunch, he said, smiling.
He returned home to Pike County where he worked in the coal mining industry. Hall
did electrical work while in the mines and later worked for his nephew doing commercial
and residential electrical work.
I decided to go back to school because I wanted to stay busy, said Hall. You are never
too old to learn.
Hall said the dedication of college faculty was tremendous.
[Eric] Campbell came in during his spring break so that we could make up the time
we missed because of the weather, said Hall. The people here truly care about the
students.
Hall plans to relocate to Norfolk, Va., where he plans to work for Skeens Heating
and Cooling, a company operated by a friend.
Students earning their journeyman certification were: Evan Bays, Nathaniel Fraley,
Kevin Newsom, John Scott, Colten Shepherd, Carl Sincell, Chase Steffey, John Toole,
Jonathan Wallen, Steven Clark, Jeremy Colemire, James Courter, David Hall, Joshua
Stephens, Terry Corey, Adam Wright, Zachary Murrell and Cameron Patton.
For more information on the HVAC program at BSCTC, look here.