HVACR NewsMagazine December 2017

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ASUN Marked Tree

Leading in Northeast Arkansas

As one of the only programs in Northeast Arkansas, and one of the few in the state, Arkansas State University - Newport’s Energy Control Technology program is leading the way in a rapidly growing field. “I believe our program is the best in the state,” says Advanced Instructor of ASUN’s Energy Control Technology program Mark Constant. “We provide a more diverse education to our students. We’re not locked into one thing and it’s one of those things we tell them when they first come

options. Our students have tons of different types of jobs when they

leave here – some are state inspectors. We have people who are local and city inspectors. We have some who run restaurants. It’s amazing. We just try to give them the confidence to do what they want to do when they leave here.” ASUN’s program gives students an evolving skillset and instructs them in four main components: residential heating and air conditioning, commercial refrigeration, basic wiring technology and residential home efficiencies. While enrolled the program, Constant’s students are also given hands on, practical knowledge they can apply to their HVACR careers. “You want your students to be employable when they graduate,” he says. “They can either get a

through the door. We’re going to teach them everything that we can and all we want them to do is take it in as they go through. We give them