Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Technology

Program Number: 10-601-1
School Year: 2012-2013
Associate of Applied Science Degree
Campus: Fond du Lac, (moving to the West Bend campus in Fall 2013)

Program Description

The rapid regulation of the air conditioning, heating and refrigeration industry means high demand for qualified and certified technicians for residential and commercial applications.

The Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) program teaches students how to install, repair and perform preventative maintenance for heating, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. Coursework emphasizes efficient operation of equipment to ensure the lowest possible energy cost that the design allows. Students integrate the electronic controls from the equipment to the building or computer-operated environmental network. In addition, students study how to make the indoor living environment comfortable, air balancing, occupant comfort conditions, and indoor air quality testing.

This program offers extensive hands-on training. Students work with residential furnaces and air conditioning units and learn about commercial heating and cooling and building equipment, such as chillers, and refrigeration equipment, such as icemakers, walk-in freezers and many other pieces of equipment.

HVAC/R technicians should be good analytical thinkers and problem solvers.

Statewide Salary Range for Recent Graduates

$20,798 $75,000

Approximate Costs

$111.85 per credit (resident)
$167.80 per credit (out-of-state resident)
*Online students are not charged out-of-state fees.

Program Outcomes

Install residential heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment.
Commission (start up) and service residential heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment.
Install commercial heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment.
Commission (start up) and service commercial heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment.
Install commercial refrigeration equipment.
Commission (start up) and service commercial refrigeration equipment.

Career Opportunities

Refrigeration Servicing Technician
Service Representative
Air-Conditioning Technician
Heating Technician
Air Balancing Technician
Facility Maintenance

Entrance Scores

Assessment Area	ACT	ACCUPLACER
English/Sentence Skills	16	76
Reading/Reading Comprehension	16	67
Math/Arithmetic	16	64

Admission Process

Submit the college admission application.
Submit the $30 one-time fee.
Submit high school and other official college transcripts.
Take the college assessment test (ACCUPLACER, ACT or other). The ACCUPLACER assessment can be taken at MPTC.
Meet with Admissions to discuss order of courses and prerequisites (required for this program).
Check with Admissions if any additional steps are required.

Courses

Number	Title	Crds
Term 1
601-107	Electricity and Electronics HVAC	3
601-118	Air Distribution	2
601-120	Fundamentals of Refrigeration	2
601-121	Refrigeration Service Techniques	2
801-195	Written Communication	3
804-107	College Mathematics	3
	- OR -
804-113	College Technical Math 1A	3
Total		15

Term 2
419-105	Introduction to Pneumatic and Programmable Logic Controllers	2
601-108	Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Schematics	2
601-122	Residential Air Conditioning	3
601-126	Residential Energy	3
601-127	Fundamentals of Building Controls	2
809-196	Introduction to Sociology	3
Total		15

Term 3
601-109	HVAC/R Code	1
601-123	Residential Heating Systems	3
601-128	Building Control Systems Applications	3
601-129	Commercial Food Service Refrigeration	3
801-196	Oral and Interpersonal Communication	3
809-195	Economics	3
Total		16

Term 4
601-116	Hydronic Environmental Systems	3
601-130	Supermarket Refrigeration	3
601-134	Commercial Heating and Air Conditioning	4
809-166	Introduction to Ethics: Theory and Application	3
809-199	Psychology of Human Relations	3
Total		16

Required Elective Credits		6
Total Program Credits		68

Exit Assessment

Capstone Projects or Troubleshooting Hands-on Application Investigations are an exit assessment graduation requirement for the program.