Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration (HVAC/R) – CC

The Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration career certificate prepares you for employment as a technician or repair person of home and commercial air conditioning and refrigeration systems. Course content includes, but is not limited to, the fundamentals of refrigeration, basic electricity, and heating systems.

Length: 1,350 contact hours/45 career credits


PREFIX NUMBER COURSE NAME CONTACT HOURS

FIRST YEAR
First Term
Ìý ACR 0000 Fundamentals of Refrigeration Ìý 60
Ìý ACR 0000L Fundamentals of Refrigeration Lab 180
Ìý ACR 0102 Basic Electricity: Systems and Controls Ìý 60
Ìý ACR 0102L Basic Electricity: Systems and Controls Lab 180
  Ìý     480
Second Term
Ìý ACR 0609 Refrigeration: Trouble Analysis Ìý 60
Ìý ACR 0609L Refrigeration: Trouble Analysis Lab 180
Ìý ACR 0600 Heating Systems Ìý 60
Ìý ACR 0600L Heating Systems Lab 180
Ìý Ìý   Ìý 480
Summer Term
Ìý ACR 0060 Indoor Air Quality and System Design AND Ìý 180
Ìý ACR 0060L Indoor Air Quality and System Design Lab Ìý
OR
Ìý* ACR 0949 Co-op in Refrigeration Ìý Ìý
OR
Ìý ACR 0940 Internship in Refrigeration Ìý Ìý

SECOND YEAR
First Term
Ìý ACR 0930 Selected Topics in Air Conditioning Ìý 60
Ìý ACR 0080L Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Heating Mechanics Lab 150
Ìý Ìý   Ìý 210

* It is recommended thatÌýyou complete Vocational Internship and Co-op prior to earningÌýyour certificate.
  NOTES:
  • Any course hours and internship/co-op hours may be used interchangeably after 480 hours have been completed with the approval of the lead instructor, instructional supervisor, and division dean.
  • ACR 0080L is still active as a standalone lab. All new labs are equivalent to ACR 0080L.
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