Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Technology - General Technology, AAS

Course Requirements

• COL 101 - College Orientation Credits: 1

• (Note: Students who place into two or more developmental areas are required to take COL 103  in place of COL 101 .)

• ENG 165 - Professional Communications Credits: 3
• MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics Credits: 3
• MAT 170 - Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry I Credits: 3
• ACR 101 - Fundamentals of Refrigeration Credits: 5
• ACR 106 - Basic Electricity for HVAC/R Credits: 4
• ACR 110 - Heating Fundamentals Credits: 4
• ACR 120 - Basic Air Conditioning Credits: 4
• ACR 118 - Air Conditioning Fundamentals Credits: 3
• ACR 130 - Domestic Refrigeration Credits: 4
• ACR 140 - Automatic Controls Credits: 3
• ACR 175 - EPA 608 Certification Credits: 1
• ACR 210 - Heat Pumps Credits: 4
• ACR 221 - Residential Load Calculations Credits: 2
• ACR 224 - Codes and Ordinances Credits: 2
• ACR 240 - Advanced Automatic Controls Credits: 3

Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Course: 3 Credits

• ART 101 - Art History and Appreciation Credits: 3
• ART 107 - History of Early Western Art Credits: 3
• ART 108 - History of Western Art Credits: 3
• ENG 102 - English Composition II Credits: 3
• ENG 228 - Studies in Film Genre Credits: 3
• HSS 101 - Introduction to Humanities Credits: 3
• MUS 105 - Music Appreciation Credits: 3
• PHI 101 - Intro to Philosophy Credits: 3
• PHI 105 - Introduction to Logic Credits: 3
• PHI 110 - Ethics Credits: 3
• REL 101 - Introduction to Religion Credits: 3
• REL 104 - Early Christian History and Literature Credits: 3
• REL 105 - Early Jewish History and Literature Credits: 3
• REL 201 - Religions of the World Credits: 3
• THE 101 - Introduction to Theatre Credits: 3

Social/Behavioral Sciences General Education Course: 3 Credits

• ANT 101 - General Anthropology Credits: 3
• ECO 201 - Economic Concepts Credits: 3
• ECO 210 - Macroeconomics Credits: 3
• ECO 211 - Microeconomics Credits: 3
• GEO 101 - Introduction to Geography Credits: 3
• GEO 102 - World Geography Credits: 3
• HIS 101 - Western Civilization to 1689 Credits: 3
• HIS 102 - Western Civilization Post 1689 Credits: 3
• HIS 104 - World History I Credits: 3
• HIS 105 - World History II Credits: 3
• HIS 115 - African-American History Credits: 3
• HIS 201 - American History: Discovery to 1877 Credits: 3
• HIS 202 - American History: 1877 to Present Credits: 3
• HSS 205 - Technology and Society Credits: 3
• PSC 201 - American Government Credits: 3
• PSC 215 - State and Local Government Credits: 3
• PSC 220 - Introduction to International Relations Credits: 3
• PSY 103 - Human Relations Credits: 3
• PSY 201 - General Psychology Credits: 3
• SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
• SPC 209 - Interpersonal Communications Credits: 3
• SPC 212 - Survey of Mass Communication Credits: 3

Total Credits: 67

Semester Display

Total Credits: 67

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate professional behavior and customer-related business skills as related to the HVAC industry.
2. Compose and format business documents (e.g., customer tickets, summaries, job reports).
3. Evacuate, charge and recover refrigerant from Air Conditioning and Refrigeration systems.
4. Calculate residential heat loss and heat gain.
5. Demonstrate the ability to speak publicly, listen actively, and respond effectively.