Air Condit & Refrigeration

Degrees and Certificates

Courses

AIRC 1014: Fundamentals of Air Conditioning

Credit Hours 4.0
The student will describe the fundamentals of refrigeration and refrigeration theory which will include various condensers, evaporators, compressors, and related components. The student will learn basic service and installation practices. They will learn and demonstrate understanding of system optional pressures, temperatures and conditions.

AIRC 1023: Controls and Circuitry for HVAC

Credit Hours 3.0
The student will analyze and service air conditioning and refrigeration equipment with emphasis on the electrical components used in air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. He or she will be able to describe the operation of electrical components and troubleshoot these components in the system. Basic tools are recommended.

AIRC 1114: Domestic Refrigeration

Credit Hours 4.0
The student will identify and describe the design, construction, and controls of home-type refrigeration units. He or she will test and service these units, with emphasis on re-operation of motor compressors, cabinet care and handling, design, and airflow. Basic tools are recommended.

AIRC 1124: Commercial Refrigeration

Credit Hours 4.0
The student will describe the various systems components and their uses. He or she will explain the function of flow controls, defrost systems, receivers, water and electric valves, and related controls and will apply this information to analyze and service commercial refrigeration systems which include food lockers and over-the-road equipment. This will include complete installation procedures and insulation of fixtures. Basic tools are recommended.

AIRC 1214: Heating Plants

Credit Hours 4.0
The student will describe forced air, hot water, steam, gas radiant, electronic, and hydronic heating plants. He or she will become familiar with the control of the above equipment, how it is applied, and how it is serviced. He or she will become familiar with installation and maintenance of this equipment, heat loss, and how heat loss is controlled. Students will demonstrate understanding of combustion and the combustion process by measuring efficiency of various appliances. Basic tools are recommended.

AIRC 1222: Heat Pumps

Credit Hours 2.0
Students will properly identify and test various heat pump components as well as diagram and troubleshoot heat pump controls. Students will demonstrate basic electric furnace troubleshooting techniques safely.

AIRC 1313: Air Handling

Credit Hours 3.0
The student will estimate "load" and design duct installations for residential systems. He or she will identify efficient control units and properly balance these systems; calculate proper sizing, velocity, pressure, and loss; and describe the use of tempering and humidity controls in air-handling design. He or she will learn maintenance in relation to proper control and design and the use of available instruments. Basic tools are recommended.

AIRC 1422: Installation Skills

Credit Hours 2.0
Students will properly measure, cut and prepare various piping types for use in heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. Industry standard processes will be used to connect and pressure test process piping.

AIRC 2222: Geothermal Systems

Credit Hours 2.0
The student will properly identify and test various heat pump, domestic water heating and pump components as well as diagram and troubleshoot geothermal controls. Students will also demonstrate geothermal knowledge by layout and design of basic geothermal heat pump closed loop circuit using topographical site map(s).

ENGY 1013: Intro to Energy Auditing

Credit Hours 3.0
The student will be introduced to the concepts of energy usage and the terms, organizations, equipment ratings and sustainable technologies being used to replace older equipment. Water conservation and how it interacts with other sustainable strategies to make buildings and homes more energy efficient will be discussed as they relate to promoting long-term sustainable goals. A third-party Green Awareness assessment exam will be administered at the end of the course.

ENGY 1102: Customer Relations

Credit Hours 2.0
The student will be introduced to customer service soft skills practiced by HVAC/R and Energy Auditing professionals in the field. These skills will focus on determining customer's wants and requests, and to analyze and recognize savings and costs associated with various strategies of energy reduction and strategies for long term energy reduction and sustainable goals.

ENGY 1203: Mechanical & Envelope Evaluation

Credit Hours 3.0
The student will be introduced to the concepts of heat transfer methods, heat loss/gain for structures, thermal conductivity and methods of determining equipment sizing and location. Students will study and calculate R-value and U-value for insulation. Students will identify doors, windows, window coverings, insulating at installations, and thermal conductivity of window and doors. Students will evaluate existing building heating and cooling systems for leakage and efficiency losses.

ENGY 2103: Indoor Air Analysis

Credit Hours 3.0
The student will be introduced to concepts related to indoor air pollution and specific threats of mold, lead asbestos and their related causes and/or abatement strategies. Students will also measure air flow for proper delivery to each zone within building. A third-party certification test will be administered at the completion of this course.

ENGY 2203: Building & Energy Analysis

Credit Hours 3.0
The student will be introduced to tools and instruments to test, measure and log building air flow, infiltration, exfiltration as well as existing system performance. Students will use computer program to calculate energy usage, costs and savings potential. Students will also use industry software to perform complete energy analysis of residential structure.