Our Mission

A South Carolina native, Jerry Britt has 40+ years of experience in the HVAC/R industry. Prior to teaching, he owned and operated Britt Climate Control in Georgetown, South Carolina, repairing and servicing residential and commercial units up and down the Grand Strand. Additionally, Jerry has also worked as a Project Manager, Estimator, Designer, Service Technician, and operated his own mechanical contracting company.  

Jerry was an HVAC instructor at Horry-Georgetown Technical College for 25 years, eventually rising to the rank of Department Chair. During his time spent in the classroom, he noticed a consistently growing demand from the Charleston and Georgetown County area for well-trained, capable HVAC technicians to fill a wide range of positions. So, in 2007, he decided to open the first AC & Refrigeration Training Center campus in Ladson, SC, just outside of the city of North Charleston.   

After retiring from HGTC, Jerry scaled back his contracting business in order to focus more on the school in Ladson. He spent the past two decades preparing hundreds of students from the Lowcountry area and beyond for the unique challenges of HVAC/R. But the demand for skilled technicians showed no signs of slowing down, so Jerry turned his sights a little closer to home. 

2025 marked the grand opening of ACR Training Center’s Georgetown Campus, allowing Jerry and his faculty of qualified instructors to bring their time-tested hands-on training method to Horry and Georgetown Counties. 

The Georgetown campus is approximately an hour and 15 minutes from downtown Charleston and 1 hour from Myrtle Beach. Find out more here. 

Jerry holds a South Carolina Mechanical Contractor’s license. He is a National Certified Air Conditioning Instructor; he has held NATE certifications and holds a Universal 608 Certification.