Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Diploma

About Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration

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.

Diploma graduates should be able to assist in the start up, preventive maintenance, service, repair, and installation of residential and light commercial systems.

Upon successful completion of this program, the student should be able to:

1. Communicate effectively with fellow workers, contract service personnel, and employer through written and/or oral communications.
2. Demonstrate the critical thinking skills necessary to install, modify, troubleshoot, and repair air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration systems.
3. Manage responsibilities of an entry-level technician by managing time effectively, working effectively with diverse populations, demonstrating dependability, and completing tasks satisfactorily.

Fall

• AHR-112 Heating Technology Credit Hours: 4.00
• AHR-160 Refrigerant Certification Credit Hours: 1.00
• ELC-111 Intro to Electricity Credit Hours: 3.00
• AHR-110 Intro to Refrigeration Credit Hours: 5.00
• AHR-255 Indoor Air Quality Credit Hours: 2.00
• AHR-180 HVACR Customer Relations Credit Hours: 1.00

Spring

• AHR-113 Comfort Cooling Credit Hours: 4.00
• AHR-114 Heat Pump Technology Credit Hours: 4.00
• AHR-211 Residential System Design Credit Hours: 3.00
• AHR-151 HVAC Duct Systems I Credit Hours: 2.00
• AHR-213 HVACR Building Code Credit Hours: 2.00

Summer

• MAT-110 Math Measurement & Literacy Credit Hours: 3.00
• ENG-102 Applied Communications II Credit Hours: 3.00