91制片厂

91制片厂
HVAC/R

Refrigeration/Air Conditioning Technology AAS Degree

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Earn your degree in refrigeration/air conditioning technology

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  • Commercial HVAC engineering
  • Residential service
  • Equipment installation and design
  • Sales and consulting

This comprehensive degree program gives you the technical and industrial expertise needed to begin a successful career as a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration installer and/or service technician.

Careers in the HVAC/R field are constantly in demand. Graduates of this program can explore multiple job options in the areas of service, installation/design, consulting, sales, and more. 91制片厂鈥檚 accredited HVAC/R program has a strong reputation among employers, and many companies routinely recruit students and recent graduates for full-time jobs.

You鈥檒l take a variety of courses in 91制片厂鈥檚 state-of-the-art HVAC/R Open Lab, gaining hands-on experience in operation maintenance, service, and repairs of HVAC/R systems.

A.A.S. degree program plan

The courses in this curriculum are theory- designed and service-oriented. Theory courses study heat laws, gas laws, pressures and thermodynamics for energy conservation. Service courses are designed around a strong hands-on philosophy. Emphasis is placed on operation maintenance, service and repairs of heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems.

Graduates from this 61 credit-hour program may be employed as service technicians, technical consultants, equipment installers, facility operation engineers, property managers, project managers, insurance adjusters and sales personnel.

Program Requirements

NumberCourse TitleCredits
First Semester
ELT 1104
HVA 1013
HVA 1033
HVA 1043
MTH 1003
Hours16
Second Semester
ENG 1013
HVA 1023
HVA 1053
HVA 1083
Natural Science 23
Hours15
Third Semester
ELT 1442
ENG 1033
HVA 1063
HVA 1073
HVA 1093
HVA 1102
Hours16
Fourth Semester
ELT 1452
Humanities or Social and Behavioral Science +3
HVA 2002
HVA 2012
HVA 2032
HVA 2042
HVA 2051
Hours14
Total Hours61
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Program learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:

  • Use tools of the trade to properly cut, bend, form, flare, solder and braze refrigeration copper tubing.
  • Utilize several techniques for locating refrigerant leaks and make repairs on a refrigeration system.
  • Operate a recovery machine to properly recover refrigerant from a refrigeration system to a recovery cylinder.
  • Properly charge refrigeration and air-conditioning system.
  • Troubleshoot refrigeration and air conditioning systems.
  • Read, interpret and draw electrical schematic diagrams of HVAC equipment.
  • Electrically test and determine the conditions of controls and components of HVAC equipment with a multi-meter.
  • Take pressure temperature readings, graph linear measurements and perform mathematical calculations.
  • Gather data and information on HVAC equipment, components and controls.
  • Recognize tool / instruments of the HVAC trade and know how to properly use them with HVAC equipment.

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For more information about the HVAC degree program, contact Admission Outreach at 847.925.6700, or submit a request information form. You can also .