Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Certificate of Achievement

Program Description

This certificate is designed to prepare students with the necessary knowledge and skills to obtain entry-level employment in the field of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration, installing, maintaining, and repairing such systems.

The pathway below represents an efficient and effective course taking sequence for this program.  Individual circumstances might require some changes to this pathway.  It is always recommended that you meet with an academic counselor to develop a personalized educational plan.

Division

Applied Technology, Transportation & Culinary Arts

Department

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrige

Career and Academic Pathway (CAP)

Manufacturing, Industry, Transportation

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Select and operate the required test equipment and during troubleshooting and repair operations, with an emphasis on safety in use and accuracy in results.

  2. Analyze, interpret, and trace signal flow diagrams used in signal tracing of complex wiring circuits.

  3. Effectively communicate with and advise customers and co-workers, both written and orally, regarding the progress of and decisions made concerning test and repair procedures.

  4. Pass the practice RSES and NATE exam on the theory and procedures of the HVAC/R technology.

Program Map

GE General Education
O Available Online
Program Requirement
P Program Prerequisites

1st Semester

15 units
HVAC/R 001
HVAC/R Fundamentals
This course covers basic principles of refrigeration, refrigerants, refrigeration components and tools; repair and testing of refrigeration units; and basic brazing and soldering.

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HVAC/R 004
Electrical Fundamentals for HVAC/R
This course covers fundamentals of direct and alternating current circuits, test equipment, most common electric motors, wiring and control devices used in modern refrigeration equipment including practical lab work with electrical refrigeration trainers and projects.

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HVAC/R 007
Welding for HVAC/R
This course covers intensive training in soldering, brazing and welding techniques on copper tubing, steel and dissimilar metals using oxyacetylene and special gas torches as practiced in the refrigeration, HVAC industry including blueprint reading and fabrication.

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MATH 102 or TECALC 087
This course is designed for students with a strong foundation in algebra. It includes the study of polynomial rational functions and inequalities, exponential and logarithmic functions, conics, systems of nonlinear equations and inequalities, and an introduction to sequences, series, and the Binomial Theorem.

Course Details:

  1. Transfers to CSU
    2. OR
    This course covers practical use and applications of technical calculations on topics such as electrical measurements, temperature, volume, weight, and positioning including the number line, working with dedicated formula, applied problems, geometric principles, graphs, right triangles, coordinate systems, and scientific notation.

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    2nd Semester

    16 units
    HVAC/R 002
    Domestic Mechanical Refrigeration
    This course covers principles of refrigeration compression systems, operations and controls, refrigeration and freezer construction, piping and parts layout. Included in the lab work is troubleshooting and servicing domestic refrigeration units.

    Course Details:

    1. Prerequisite: HVAC/R 001
    HVAC/R 003
    Commercial Mechanical Refrigeration
    This course covers theory of compressor construction and operation, principles of all types of refrigerant controls and multi-stage control devices pertaining to commercial and industrial refrigeration including practical lab work.

    Course Details:

    1. Prerequisite: HVAC/R 001
    HVAC/R 005
    Commercial Electric for HVAC/R
    This course covers solid state control systems with emphasis on schematic reading and electrical troubleshooting pertaining to refrigeration equipment including practical lab work with electrical refrigeration trainers and projects.

    Course Details:

    1. Prerequisite: HVAC/R 004
    HVAC/R 006
    HVAC/R Air Distribution Systems
    This course covers theory of multiple-stage systems and multiple-control devices with emphasis on condensing and evaporation equipment, heavy duty piping layout, forced-air heating, ventilation, and air conditioning including lab work with refrigeration trainers and projects.

    Course Details:

    1. Prerequisite: HVAC/R 001