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

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

* It is recommended that you complete Vocational Internship and Co-op prior to earning your 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.