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HVAC/R in Arizona
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
Arizona HVAC is on the in-demand list in every region; students can earn EPA 608 and NCCER, but rooftop work still needs a federal student-learner agreement.
State program: Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning, CIP 47.0201.00 (Technical Standards 2024)
What a high school can deliver
EPA 608, NCCER HVAC and other listed credentials; Arizona licenses contracting businesses, not individual technicians.
Credentials students can earn
EPA 608; EPA 609; NCCER Core and HVAC Levels 1 and 2; R-410A certification; Trane Tech One; community college certificates (2026-27 list; A-F vs CTED flags: Confirm with the agency)
Age and hour requirements
ROC licenses contractors through a qualifying party with 4 years of experience; not issued to minors; wage employees exempt. EPA 608 has no age floor.
Other agencies involved
None
Who can teach it
SCTIET (Option C: 6,000 hours, no degree, then 15 semester hours) or SSCTEIET; no EPA 608 or license required of the teacher.
Child labor rules for work placements
No work permits; no state hour limits at 16-17. A.R.S. 23-231 bars roofing including equipment on roofs; CTE students exempt (23-235). Federal HO 16 rooftop work needs a student-learner agreement; HO 8, 14 likewise; HO 7 barred.
College credit after high school
No statewide agreement; community college HVAC certificates appear on ADE's list; dual enrollment by IGA (A.R.S. 15-1821.01).
Where to go next
HVAC/R in other states
Other pathways in Arizona
- Nurse Aide / Patient Care
- EMT
- Electrical
- Welding
- Construction and Carpentry
- Cybersecurity / Networking
- Programming / Computer Science
- Automotive
- Medical and Dental Assisting
- Cosmetology
- Agriculture
- Early Childhood Education
- Culinary and Hospitality
- Machining and Mechatronics
- Engineering and Drafting
- Firefighting
- Law, Public Safety and Corrections
- Business Management and Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
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