Commercial HVAC Certificate
Program Number: 97-601-4
School Year: 2012-2013
Certificate
Campus: Fond du Lac, (moving to the West Bend campus in Fall 2013)
Program Description
Moraine Park’s Commercial HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning) Certificate provides students with the hands-on training to do a variety of work in air conditioning, ventilation, air balancing, indoor air quality testing and heating systems. As graduates, they perform installations, make repairs and perform other maintenance functions in rooftop units, building controls, DDC energy management systems, package HVAC equipment, chillers and air conditioners.
Successful people in the field are in good physical condition, are neat in appearance, have good customer skills, have good mechanical and electrical aptitude, and possess good analytical skills.
Graduates of this certificate may directly transfer their credits into Moraine Park’s Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Technology associate of applied science degree if they wish to continue their education.
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
- Perform preventative maintenance and repair of package heating and air conditioning systems.
- Interpret schematic wiring of building controls.
- Design, build and operate pneumatic/PLC controls.
- Perform indoor air quality analysis.
- Perform ventilation and air balance analysis.
- Analyze DDC energy management systems.
- Troubleshoot equipment.
- Complete industry competency certification.
- Complete EPA refrigerant handling certification.
Career Opportunities
- Commercial Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Installer
- Commercial Service Technician
- Customer Service Representative
Admission Process
- Submit the college admission application.
- Submit the $30 one-time fee.
- Meet with Admissions to discuss order of courses and prerequisites (strongly encouraged).
Must have completed the prerequisites below or have advanced standing:
- 601-107 Electricity and Electronics HVAC
- 601-120 Fundamentals of Refrigeration
- 601-122 Residential Air Conditioning
- 601-123 Residential Heating Systems
- 601-127 Fundamentals of Building Controls
Courses
| Number | Title | Crds |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | ||
| 419-105 | Introduction to Pneumatic and Programmable Logic Controllers | 2 |
| 601-108 | Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Schematics | 2 |
| 601-109 | HVAC/R Code | 1 |
| 601-116 | Hydronic Environmental Systems | 3 |
| 601-118 | Air Distribution | 2 |
| 601-126 | Residential Energy | 3 |
| 601-128 | Building Control Systems Applications | 3 |
| 601-134 | Commercial Heating and Air Conditioning | 4 |
| Total | 20 | |
Academic Planner
Transfer Opportunities
Check out the Credit Transfers page for more information.
Additional Information
The Final Steps
When you are in the last semester of coursework, complete the graduation candidacy form and submit it with the $30 fee to the Registration Office.