What you'll learn

With 48 months of supervised ACR experience, you qualify for the state exam, then carry liability insurance and choose one endorsement, such as environmental air conditioning or commercial refrigeration, to contract HVAC work in Texas under your own license.

• 48 months of supervised ACR experience
• Class A and Class B size limits
• Environmental Air Conditioning endorsement
• Commercial Refrigeration endorsement
• Process Cooling or Heating endorsement

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Is this right for you?

Level

Advanced Experienced professionals ready for a senior credential.

What you get

Hands on skills you can use right away. No certificate, so the proof is what you do with it.

How you learn

Online, self paced.

How to use it

Turn it into proof: use the skill on one real task at work, put the result on your résumé, and lead with that story in interviews.

Why it's worth it

Required to work in this field where it applies, and the first thing employers check. Get it and every door in the field opens.

Time

About four years of experience, then exam; finish all steps within one year of applying

Before you start

Age 18 or older. Either 48 months of practical experience in the past 72 months under a licensed ACR contractor, or a technician certification held for the past 12 months plus 36 months of experience in the past 48 months. Your supervisor completes the Experience Verification Form.

How you are tested

Application, eligibility review, state exam, proof of insurance

Renewal

Valid one year

Full cost details

$115 application fee; commercial general liability insurance required after the exam (Class B minimum $100,000 per occurrence, Class A $300,000)

Where it applies

Texas only.

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Sources and what we verified

TDLR: Apply for an ACR Contractor License ↗

What we verified: Experience options, classes, endorsements, insurance minimums, $115 fee and one year term quoted from TDLR.

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