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HEATING, VENTILATION, & AIR CONDITIONING/REFRIGERATION (ACR6)

Certificate Program

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DESCRIPTION:
A program designed to provide courses in the theory and practice pertaining to the installation, maintenance and repair of residential and light commercial refrigeration, air conditioning and heating equipment.

BEGINNING SEMESTERS: FALL - DAY & EVENING; SPRING - DAY

CAMPUS: AIRPORT

PLACEMENT TEST SCORES REQUIRED TO ENROLL IN CURRICULUM COURSES:  

ASSET SCORES FOR CURRICULUM COURSES
RDG 40
ENG WSAMP 10
 

COMPASS SCORES FOR CURRICULUM COURSES
Reading Skills: RS 80
ENG WSAMP 10
 

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
A minimum of 35 semester hours is required for graduation.

PROGRAM NOTES:

  1. Core courses must be taken in the sequence specified in the catalog.
  2. Early in the program, students will be required to purchase hand tools and personal safety equipment (approximate cost: $650.00).
  3. Graduates of 2 year high school HVAC/R programs within Midlands Technical College's service area are covered by an articulation agreement which allows the student to exempt the first semester of HVAC/R courses by taking a test and with the approval of the department head. Graduates of programs outside of the service area may be exempted with the approval of the department head.
  4. Graduates of this program can expect to enter fields which encompass the planning, installation, operation and maintenance of a wide variety of air conditioning, refrigeration and heating equipment.
  5. CALL THE DEPARTMENT SECRETARY AT 822-3361 FOR ADVISEMENT APPOINTMENT.
  6. For more information visit the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Department web page. external link
 

EVENING PROGRAM NOTES:

  1. Program takes approximately three years to complete.
  2. New students are admitted during the Fall Semester for the evening program.
 

CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
Core Courses
Courses Prerequisites Corequisite
ACR 101 Fundamentals of Refrigeration RDG 100 or
ASSET SCORE 40+ or
COMPASS SCORE 80+		 ACR 102, ACR 106
ACR 102 Tools and Service Techniques RDG 100 or
ASSET SCORE 40+ or
COMPASS SCORE 80+		 ACR 101, ACR 106)
ACR 106 Basic Electricity for HVAC/R RDG 100 or
ASSET SCORE 40+ or
COMPASS SCORE 80+		 ACR 101, ACR 102
ACR 110 Heating Fundamentals ACR 101, ACR 102, ACR 106 ACR 120
ACR 120 Basic Air Conditioning ACR 101, ACR 102, ACR 106 ACR 110
ACR 130 Domestic Refrigeration ACR 101, ACR 102, ACR 106 ACR 131
ACR 131 Commercial Refrigeration ACR 101, ACR 102, ACR 106 ACR 130
ACR 210 Heat Pumps ACR 110, ACR 120 ACR 250
ACR 250 Duct Fabrication ACR 110, ACR 120 ACR 210
 

Recommended First Semester Courses and/or Alternates
* HIGH PRIORITY COURSES
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
DAY STUDENTS
* ACR 101 * ACR 102
* ACR 106
EVENING STUDENTS
* ACR 101 * ACR 102
 

12/06/07

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