Hard to believe, but spring is almost here.

Before we know it, it will be summer.

Air conditioning, of course, is a staple here in the Las Vegas Valley due to our hot temps, which means air conditioning technology is also a hot career.

Students at Western High School are learning about heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, known as HVAC, thanks to a cutting edge training program through the College of Southern Nevada.

(Stephanie Barajas) We are on the CSN campus for the HVAC program.

The juniors and seniors have the opportunity to come to CSN and learn more about the HVAC trade.

(Daniel Chavez) The school day is six periods, right, the same six periods every day.

And we do three here at CSN, and then we go and then we do another three hours.

(Sam Hager) So they're getting credit in high school from CSN that counts as college credit because it's a college campus.

(Kevin Putman) And they earn CSN credits and high school credits towards their graduation.

So two weeks before they graduate high school, they get a certificate from CSN in Air Conditioning Technology.

(Yahir Barrientos) My business teacher, he actually told me about this program.

And he's the one who motivated me to do it.

-I've seen what there is to do, like being a doctor, a teacher, or something like that.

And none of that really interested me.

So I tried to go to a different approach and learn different things.

This is just one of the things that interested me to learn.

-Well, we learn a lot of different things.

It depends because there's a lot of different classes.

So just like HVAC 101 or like, and then just like refrigerant classes, electricity classes.

So you learn a little bit of everything.

(Brandon Cruz) I prefer to learn with my hands.

I can actively use what I learned in class and apply it to something that I can actually touch rather than just trying to figure it out through a book.

-It's a very high paying career, a lot of opportunities, not only here in Las Vegas, but all over the world.

New areas are needing air conditioning nowadays.

So now we're in more demand than ever for air conditioning technicians.

-There's some people right now.

They're probably paying a lot to be here, and I am here for free, which is a good advantage.

And it was a great advantage for me to take.

-This is something I want to do after high school.

It's fun.

I get to be out sometimes, and it's a really great opportunity I just don't want to pass up.

-It's wonderful because we want all of our students when they go across the stage to have a path.

And for these students, they're going into a career path that they're very well set up for.

-Great job!

What an incredible partnership.