Associate in Industrial Technology (HVAC)

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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:  

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
A minimum of 75 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. Elective Courses are to be chosen in consultation with the student's academic advisor.
6. CALL THE DEPARTMENT SECRETARY AT 822-3361 FOR AN ADVISEMENT APPOINTMENT.
   
7. For more information visit the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Department web page. 

8. Only the first three semesters of the program are available in the evening. This takes approximately three years. The final two semesters have to be taken as day students.
9. New students are admitted during the Fall Semester for the evening program.

CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
Required General Education Courses
Courses		Prerequisites
ENG 101	English Composition I	RDG 100, ENG 100
ENG 102 OR ENG 165	English Composition II Professional Communications	ENG 101 ENG 101
MAT 155	Contemporary Mathematics	MAT 100 & RDG 032
1 Humanities Elective		See Humanities list
1 Social & Behavior Science Elective		See list
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
Additional Required Courses
Courses		Prerequisites	Corequisite
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 206	Advanced Electricity for Hvac/R	ACR 110, ACR 120, ACR 210 & ACR 250
ACR 207	Advanced Refrigeration Electricity	ACR 130 & ACR 131
ACR 210	Heat Pumps	ACR 110, ACR 120	ACR 250
ACR 220	Advanced Air Conditioning	ACR 110, ACR 120, ACR 210 & ACR 250
ACR 221	Residential Load Calculations	ACR 110, ACR 120, ACR 210 & ACR 250
ACR 224	Codes and Ordinances	ACR 110, ACR 120, ACR 210 & ACR 250
ACR 231	Advanced Refrigeration	ACR 130 & ACR 131
ACR 232	Refrigeration, Calculation & Equipment Selection	ACR 130 & ACR 131
ACR 250	Duct Fabrication	ACR 110, ACR 120	ACR 210
CPT 101	Introduction to Computers	RDG 100
1 General Elective		See note 5

 

12/06/07