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HVAC/R in Pennsylvania
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
Pennsylvania CTC HVAC students earn EPA 608, the PA Skills Certificate and SOAR credit; rooftop work is open to student learners under a written training agreement.
State program: CIP 47.0201 HVAC/R Maintenance Technology, SOAR Program of Study 19
What a high school can deliver
EPA 608, the PA Skills Certificate and SOAR college credit; there is no state HVAC license to earn.
Credentials students can earn
NOCTI HVAC Maintenance Technology PA customized test (8297) (2026-27 test: Confirm with the agency); PA Skills Certificate; EPA 608 (no age floor)
Age and hour requirements
No state license; municipal licensing in some places. EPA 608 has no minimum age.
Other agencies involved
None. Municipal licensing where it exists.
Who can teach it
Career and Technical Instructional I: 8,000 hours, or 4,000 plus bachelor's; HVAC occupational competency assessment; 18 credits (Experience-Based Type 24 while finishing, 5 years).
Child labor rules for work placements
Work permit for every minor; 28 hours a school week at 16-17. 34 Pa. Code 11.63 roofing exception covers apprentices, student learners and approved graduates, and federal HO 16 allows the same under a written training agreement, so rooftop HVAC is open to them. HO 7 barred.
College credit after high school
SOAR POS 19: at least 9 technical credits, 2.75 technical GPA, 100% task list and Competent/Advanced score, used within 16 months; SOAR under revision ().
Where to go next
- The full HVAC/R guide, showing Pennsylvania
- The Pennsylvania state profile
- Add this pathway to your plan
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