CIP 47.0201
Degree: Certificate
Program Code: 903-01
Program Length: 1 Year - 2 Semesters plus summer session (full-time)
Minimum Credits: 49

Program Advisor

Nick Nelson 
276.964.7316
Davis Hall Room 106

Purpose: Demands for trained, certified personnel to serve a variety of industries and businesses who sell, service, and maintain modern heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment are very much in evidence. This program is designed to train individuals in basics of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) technology. Persons completing this course of study should be able to enter the workforce as an entry level Maintenance Technician.

Occupational Objectives: Air Conditioning Repair, Air Conditioning Mechanic Helper, Heat Pump Installer, Heat Pump Mechanic, Furnace Installer Mechanic, Furnace Installer Helper, Refrigeration Mechanic, Refrigeration Mechanic Helper, Technical Sales Specialist

Admission Requirements: In addition to the admission requirements for the College, entry into the HVAC Certificate program requires that the program coordinator and the college counseling staff conduct an entry assessment interview with each applicant.

Program Requirements: The curriculum comprises 49 semester hours of the basics and essentials of refrigeration systems, together with concurrent support courses in communications, computation, and electricity. Practical skills in blueprint reading provide a basis for employment in larger or smaller operations.

Program Features: The Certificate course offerings will be oriented towards part-time or full-time students who wish to develop their career while in full-time employment or while pursuing full-time studies. The curriculum partially fulfills requirements for certification by the Refrigeration Industries of America (RIA). Co-requisites: ELE 140  for AIR 134 , AIR 121  or AIR 122  for AIR 165 , AIR 134  and AIR 136  for AIR 235 , and AIR 154  and AIR 235  for AIR 190  or equivalent.