CENTERVILLE, OH — The HVACR department at RETS Tech Center has enjoyed the kind of success most programs only dream about. Bob Feathers, department head and instructor for the program, says that recruitment isn’t a major issue for the post-secondary program.
According to Feathers, the department has 114 students. This October, the program will be getting 54 incoming students to begin the program. Feathers credits this kind of success with the large market of heating and cooling companies in and around Centerville. He says that the majority of his students are non-traditional, with an average age of about 30. Many of Feather’s students are older workers looking to retrain and take advantage of the local HVAC industry.