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.
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
General education
A higher level English course(s) can be substituted for COMM 1113 and/or ENGL 1613.
A higher level mathematics course can be substituted.
Specialization
Choose one specialization. All courses must be from the same specialization.
Commercial Refrigeration
Domestic Refrigeration
Energy Audit
Choose two
Suggested Course Sequence
Commercial Refrigeration Specialization
0-15 credit hours
16-30 credit hours
31-45 credit hours
| AIRC 1124 | Commercial Refrigeration | 4 Credits |
| ELTR 2414 | Industrial Motor Control | 4 Credits |
| ELTR 2454 | Industrial Instrumentation | 4 Credits |
| PSCI 1514 | Introduction to Physical Science | 4 Credits |
| ELTR 1402 | Industrial Safety | 2 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 31 |
46-60+ credit hours
Domestic Refrigeration Specialization
0-15 credit hours
16-30 credit hours
31-45 credit hours
46-60+ credit hours
Energy Audit Specialization
0-15 credit hours
16-30 credit hours
| AIRC 1214 | Heating Plants | 4 Credits |
| AIRC 1313 | Air Handling | 3 Credits |
| ELTR 2074 | DC & AC Rotating Machines | 4 Credits |
| Technical Elective | 3-4 Credits |
31-45 credit hours
46-60+ credit hours
| AIRC 2222 | Geothermal Systems | 2 Credits |
| COMM 1603 | Business Communication | 3 Credits |
| ENGY 2203 | Building & Energy Analysis | 3 Credits |
| ENGY 2103 | Indoor Air Analysis | 3 Credits |
| Technical Elective | 3-4 Credits |
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