Programs of Study

Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Technology

Department: Industrial & Engineering Technologies

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Award(s) Offered:
A35100	-	Associate in Applied Science Degree
D35100	-	Diploma Program
C35100	-	Certificate Programs

Description:

The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology curriculum provides the basic knowledge to develop skills necessary to work with residential and light commercial systems.

Topics include mechanical refrigeration, heating and cooling theory, electricity, controls, and safety. The diploma program covers air conditioning, furnaces, heat pumps, tools and instruments. In addition, the A.A.S. degree covers residential building codes, residential system sizing, and advanced comfort systems.

Diploma graduates should be able to assist in the start up, preventive maintenance, service, repair, and/or installation of residential and light commercial systems. A.A.S. degree graduates should be able to demonstrate an understanding of system selection and balance and advanced systems.

Suggested Course Sequence:

The following is a suggested program of study for completing this program in three semesters. Some students' programs of study may be different, depending on their enrollment status (day, evening, full-time, or part-time).

			Title	Class	Lab	Clinical	Work Exp.	Credits
First Year (Fall)
	ACA	115	Success & Study Skills	0	2	0	0	1
	AHR	110	Introduction to Refrigeration	2	6	0	0	5
	AHR	111	HVACR Electricity	2	2	0	0	3
	AHR	112	Heating Technology	2	4	0	0	4
			Total	6	14	0	0	13
First Year (Spring)
	AHR	113	Comfort Cooling	2	4	0	0	4
	AHR	115	Refrigeration Systems	1	3	0	0	2
	AHR	130	HVAC Controls	2	2	0	0	3
	CIS	110	Introduction to Computers	2	2	0	0	3
			Total	7	11	0	0	12
First Year (Summer)
	AHR	114	Heat Pump Technology	2	4	0	0	4
	AHR	160	Refrigerant Certification	1	0	0	0	1
	AHR	211	Residential System Design	2	2	0	0	3
	AHR	220	Commercial Building Codes	2	0	0	0	2
			Total	7	6	0	0	10
Second Year (Fall)
	AHR	212	Advanced Comfort Systems	2	6	0	0	4
	AHR	151	HVAC Duct Systems I	1	3	0	0	2
	ENG	111	Expository Writing	3	0	0	0	3
	MAT	115	Mathematical Models	2	2	0	0	3
			OR
	PHY	110	Conceptual Physics	3	0	0	0	3
			Total	8-9	8-10	0	0	12
Second Year (Spring)
	AHR	215	Commercial HVACR Controls	1	3	0	0	2
	AHR	255	Indoor Air Quality	1	2	0	0	2
	ENG	114	Professional Research & Reporting	3	0	0	0	3
			OR
	COM	231	Public Speaking	3	0	0	0	3
	---	---	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	3	0	0	0	3
	---	---	Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective	3	0	0	0	3
			Total	11	5	0	0	13
Second Year (Summer)
	AHR	180	HVACR Customer Relations	1	0	0	0	1
			OR
	COE	111	Co-op Work Experience I	0	0	0	10	1
	AHR	225	Commercial System Design	2	3	0	0	3
	AHR	235	Refrigeration Design	2	2	0	0	3
	AHR	250	HVAC System Diagnostics	0	4	0	0	2
			OR
	COE	112	Co-op Work Experience I	0	0	0	20	2
			Total	4-5	5-9	0	0-20	9
Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program:								69

This is a Core Course and cannot be substituted.

AHR Diploma Programs (D35100)

Courses			Credit Hours
AHR	110	Introduction to Refrigeration	5
AHR	111	HVACR Electricity	3
AHR	112	Heating Technology	4
AHR	113	Comfort Cooling	4
AHR	115	Refrigeration System	2
AHR	130	HVAC Controls	3
AHR	151	HVAC Duct Systems I	2
AHR	160	Refrigerant Certification	1
AHR	180	HVACR Customer Relations	1
		OR
COE	111	Co-op Work Experience I	1
AHR	114	Heat Pump Technology	4
AHR	211	Residential System Design	3
AHR	220	Commercial Building Codes	2
CIS	110	Introduction To Computers	3
ENG	111	Expository Writing	3
		OR
ENG	102	Applied Communication II	3
---	---	General Education Electives	3
Total Semester Hours Credit:			43

AHR Certificate Programs (C35100)

Courses			Credit Hours
Basic Certificate (C35100BA)
AHR	110	Introduction to Refrigeration	5
AHR	111	HVACR Electricity	3
AHR	112	Heating Technology	4
AHR	151	HVAC Duct Systems I	2
Total Semester Hours Credit:			14

Comfort Cooling Certificate (C35100CC)
AHR	113	Comfort Cooling	4
AHR	114	Heat Pump Technology	4
AHR	130	HVAC Controls	3
AHR	211	Residential System Design	3
Total Semester Hours Credit:			14

Refrigeration Certificate (C35100RF)
AHR	110	Introduction to Refrigeration	5
AHR	115	Refrigeration Systems	2
AHR	160	Refrigerant Certification	1
AHR	220	Commercial Building Codes	2
AHR	235	Refrigeration Design	3
Total Semester Hours Credit:			13

Commercial Certificate (C35100CO)
AHR	160	Refrigerant Certification	1
AHR	212	Advanced Comfort Systems	4
AHR	215	Commercial HVACR Controls	2
AHR	220	Commercial Building Codes	2
AHR	225	Commercial System Design	3
AHR	255	Indoor Air Quality	2
Total Semester Hours Credit:			14

This program offers various courses via distance education. See our Catalog for a listing of these courses.