Est. 1989

Fast-Paced.
Hands-on.
Field-Ready.Intensive HVAC Training in Brier, WA.

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About us

Real Equipment. Real Troubleshooting. Real Experience.

Training Technicians, Not Test-Takers.

Since 1988 · 6,000+ technicians

38 years on the equipment

One rule, since day one: to learn this trade, you must do this trade.

The 90/10 Rule

90% hands-on. 10% lecture.

The hardest skills to learn on the job, moved directly into our shop.

Real-World Accountability

No essays. No multiple-choice.

In our shop, you don’t “guess” the answer, you prove it.

We Don’t Just Teach HVAC. We Do HVAC.

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Programs

Hands-On HVAC Classes

Three stand-alone classes. No experience required.

Flagship

ACHP-106: Air Conditioning & Heat Pump Fundamentals

Career changers and apprentices building an AC & heat pump foundation.

Class Length: 8 weeks Evenings, M–Th $3,995

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1 Week Boot Camp

RS-103: Residential AC/Heat Pump Service

Working techs ready for a fast service & mini-split intensive.

Class Length: 6 days Day class $2,995

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Fall

GS-102: Electrical Troubleshooting & Gas Furnace Service

Techs who need confident gas furnace diagnostics.

Class Length: 2 weeks / 1 week Evening or Day $2,995

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Upcoming Classes

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Our Team

Instructors who have done the work

No filler bios. Experienced techs and engineers who teach real world skills with field tested experience.

Ben Engelking, Headmaster and lead instructor
Lead Instructor

Ben Engelking

P.E., C.M. · Headmaster & Lead Instructor

38 years teaching the trade. Best HVAC Instructor in the US (2000).

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Crawford Engelking instructing at a lab electrical troubleshooting board
Lead Instructor

Crawford Engelking

Instructor · AC & Heat Pump Tech

10+ years in heat pumps, mini-splits, and field troubleshooting.

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Troy Sprague, instructor

Troy Sprague

Associate Instructor · Commercial / Electrical

AC lead at Microsoft’s Redmond campus. 25+ years in the field.

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David Benson, instructor

David Benson

Associate Instructor · Industrial Systems

Retired Boeing Facilities HVAC lead. Industrial refrigeration and heating expert.

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Liam Baxter

Associate Instructor · Former Student

HVAC School graduate turned associate instructor. Living proof the program works.

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Employers that hire HVAC School graduates include Boeing, Pepsi, Starbucks, Fluke, the U.S. Navy, local heating and air contractors, transit agencies, hospitals, and facilities teams across the region.
Hiring outcomes

Job Ready. Trade Tested.

Local heating & air shops, facilities teams, transit agencies, and Fortune 500 employers hire HVAC School graduates, from neighborhood contractors to Boeing, Pepsi, Starbucks, and the U.S. Navy.

From local shops to Boeing, Pepsi, Starbucks & the U.S. Navy.

Boeing
Pepsi
Starbucks
Fluke
U.S. Navy
Tulalip Resort Casino
Ambient Control
Amtrak
Bastyr University
Black Lion Heating Air Conditioning
Blue Flame Heating Air Electric
Bobs Heating Air Conditioning
Brennan Heating Air Conditioning
Cardinal Heating Air Electric Plumbing
Cbre
Centerline Communications
Cm Heating
Columbia University Logo
Community Transit
Cpi Plumbing Heating
Crane Aerospace Electronics
Dairy Queen
Dry Solutions Llc
Fred Hutch Cancer Center
Gene Johnson Plumbing Heating Air
Harborview Medical Center
Heat Flow Mechanical
Horeco All Points
Innovative Comfort
Jmi
King County Housing Authority
Kings Heating Air Electric
Lodestar Heating Air Conditioning
Mm Comfort Systems
Monroe Washington
Northwest Restaurant Services
Nw Mechanical
Puget Heating
Puget Sound Plumbing Heating
Seattle Central College
Seattle City Light
Seattle Housing Authority
Snohomish School District
South West Plumbing Heating Air Electric
Taco Bell
Alderwood Water Wastewater District
Urban Renaissance Group
Vulcan
Washington Energy Services
Westin Hotels Resorts

Plus hundreds of other companies and organizations in the region.

Logos and company names are shown for identification only and remain the property of their respective owners. HVAC School is not sponsored, endorsed by, or affiliated with these organizations unless we say so elsewhere on this site.

Listings reflect employers that have sent employees for training or have hired graduates (sample from school records, 2021 to present).

What students say

Real students. Real careers.

Hand-picked from our 5-star Google reviews: a career changer, a returning student, and a hands-on learner.

Three hand-picked 5-star Google reviews.

Reviews from Google

★★★★★

I took the gas furnace class, and it was exactly what I needed to get a start to my HVAC career. The learning was very hands on, and help was always available when I needed it. Would 100% recommend this class to anyone looking to learn more about HVAC

Lily S

Gas furnace student

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★★★★★

Awesome school! Highly recommend for anyone wanting to learn HVAC or electrical troubleshooting. This was my second time attending the school, and I plan to return again in the future. Lots of hands-on learning and great, easy to understand instruction.

Greg Brown

Returning student

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★★★★★

Ben and Crawford have done a great job of providing a hands on setting to learn HVAC and do a great job of explaining the functions of everything with great detail. If you’re someone that learns hands on I couldn’t recommend the school more.

Nathan Whyms

Hands-on learner

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Every Google review, 5 stars.

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Recognition & reach

Award-winning instruction. National reach.

National recognition, industry media, and on-site EPA testing, all run out of the Brier shop.

ACHR News, AHR Expo, and on-site EPA 608 testing.

Best HVAC Instructor of the Year award on a workbench with a small inset portrait of Ben Engelking in the upper left
September 2000 · ACHR News

First “HVAC/R Instructor of the Year”

ACHR News named Headmaster Ben Engelking the country's first national HVAC/R Instructor of the Year.

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EPA 608 on site

Registered EPA testing seminar

Ben Engelking is a registered Ferris State / ESCO proctor. EPA 608 exams are administered right here, not at a separate test center.

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From the Shop Floor

Top posts from @hvac_school, with real students, real equipment, and real world training.

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23024 Brier Road
Brier, WA 98036
(425) 778-2510

Office is weekdays by appointment. Call ahead if you'd like to visit during class hours.

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