Air Conditioning and Refrigeration: Commercial Refrigeration Track, AAS

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The Air Conditioning and Refrigeration curriculum prepares technicians to design, layout, install, repair and maintain commercial and domestic refrigeration units, air conditioning and heating systems, and related environmental units. Students enrolling in AIRC courses will be required to furnish a set of tools for their own use. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration graduates are generally prepared to enter air conditioning programs at selected colleges and universities with junior status.

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Outcomes

Basic understanding of laws of thermodynamics, gas laws, heat transfer methods, fluid mechanics regarding liquid and vapor in closed piping systems.

Comprehension and correct application of safety standards & practices regarding pressure vessels, both flammable & non-flammable, recovery systems and leak detection, sheet metal production machines, rotating machines/drives and electrical safety and its’ associated tools.

Comprehension and evaluative skills of major and ancillary components of various low, medium and high temperature refrigeration systems.

Comprehension and evaluative skills of combustion process and components within forced air and hydronic heating systems.

Comprehension and evaluative skills in programmable logic controllers, actuators, and computerized control systems for fluid and vapor flow systems.

Program Requirements

Major Courses

AIRC 1014Fundamentals of Air Conditioning

4 Credits

AIRC 1114Domestic Refrigeration

4 Credits

AIRC 1124Commercial Refrigeration

4 Credits

AIRC 1214Heating Plants

4 Credits

AIRC 1313Air Handling

3 Credits

COGT 2114AutoCAD I

4 Credits

ELTR 1004Fundamentals of Electricity

4 Credits

ELTR 1402Industrial Safety

2 Credits

ELTR 2074DC & AC Rotating Machines

4 Credits

ELTR 2414Industrial Motor Control

4 Credits

ELTR 2444Programmable Controllers

4 Credits

ELTR 2454Industrial Instrumentation

4 Credits

ELTR 2464Process Control

4 Credits

Total Credit Hours:49

General education

COMM 1603Business Communication

3 Credits

ELTR 1503Survey of Renewable Energy

3 Credits

ENGL 1613English I

3 Credits

MATH 1103Technical Mathematics

3 Credits

PSCI 1114Applied Technical Science

4 Credits

Total Credit Hours:16

A higher level English course(s) can be substituted for COMM 1603 and/or ENGL 1613.

A higher level mathematics course can be substituted.

 

Total Credit Hours: 65

Suggested Course Sequence

0-15 credit hours

AIRC 1014Fundamentals of Air Conditioning

4 Credits

ELTR 1004Fundamentals of Electricity

4 Credits

ENGL 1613English I

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:0-15

16-30 credit hours

AIRC 1114Domestic Refrigeration

4 Credits

COGT 2114AutoCAD I

4 Credits

ELTR 2074DC & AC Rotating Machines

4 Credits

MATH 1103Technical Mathematics

3 Credits

AIRC 1313Air Handling

3 Credits

Total Credit Hours:16-30

31-45 credit hours

AIRC 1124Commercial Refrigeration

4 Credits

ELTR 2414Industrial Motor Control

4 Credits

ELTR 2454Industrial Instrumentation

4 Credits

PSCI 1514Introduction to Physical Science

4 Credits

ELTR 1402Industrial Safety

2 Credits

Total Credit Hours:31-45

46-60+ credit hours

AIRC 1214Heating Plants

4 Credits

COMM 1603Business Communication

3 Credits

ELTR 1503Survey of Renewable Energy

3 Credits

ELTR 2444Programmable Controllers

4 Credits

ELTR 2464Process Control

4 Credits

Total Credit Hours:46-60

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