Courses, systems, and skills
What you'll study
The published curriculum emphasizes diagnostics and troubleshooting, heating and hydronic systems, and controls and automation. Use these questions to learn how classroom instruction connects with supervised work on equipment.
Service, diagnostics, and troubleshooting
What faults will instructors introduce, and how is your diagnostic process scored?
Heating, furnaces, boilers, or hydronics
Which heating systems are available in the lab for startup, testing, and diagnosis?
Controls, thermostats, and automation
Will you wire, program, and troubleshoot controls on operating equipment?
Refrigeration and refrigerant systems
Which recovery, evacuation, charging, and diagnostic procedures will you perform?
Airflow, ventilation, and ductwork
Which duct-design, airflow-measurement, and balancing tasks will you complete in the lab?
Curriculum and equipment highlights
- Inspect and maintain customers’ HVAC systems.
- Air conditioning and heating concepts and technologies.
- Proper techniques of refrigerant recovery, reclaiming, and recycling.
- Air Conditioning Technology, AAS
- Air Conditioning Technology Diploma
- What career options will I have?
- Install electrical wiring and controls, and test for proper operation
- Control, treatment, and transmission of air flow and controls.
- Residential and commercial applications.
- Commercial Maintenance
Career directions mentioned by the college
- What does an HVAC Technician do?
- Air Conditioning Electrical Technician Certificate
- Air Conditioning System Maintenance Technician Certificate
- Natural Gas Technician Certificate
- Refrigeration System Service Technician Certificate
- Equipment Installer