Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology

Program Learning Outcomes

Certificate

1.  Students will demonstrate safety practices.
 
2.  Demonstrate the use of HVACR testing tools to troubleshoot residential air conditioning systems and their components.
 
3.  Apply industry standards to do load calculation with air distribution layout.
 
4.  The students will be able to safely wire and install residential air conditioning equipment and evaluate system performance.
 
Associate of Applied Science
 
1.  Students will demonstrate chilled water system concept.
 
2.  Analyze and compare medium and low temperature system refrigeration equipment sequence of operation and accessories.
 
3.  Demonstrate the use of HVACR testing tools to troubleshoot air conditioning systems and their components.
 
4.  Apply industry standards to calculate a HVACR air distribution system.
 
5.  Students will be able to read commercial construction blueprints for service and installation procedures.

Advisory Committee Members

Joe Villegas, Frontier Air Conditioning
Jay Villegas, Frontier Air Conditioning
Luis Hess, Hess Air
Edgar Zamora, RGV Extreme Air Services
Steven Mojica, CoolSys Refrigeration
Sandra Yarrison, Joe's Comfort Air
Rudy Cantu, Goodman
Rick Andreatos, National Commercial Equipment Repair
Arnold Ramirez, Gemaire Distributors
Adolfo De Leon, Crimson Refrigeration
Sergio Sanchez, Insco Distributing
Frank Nunez, Johnson Supply
Matt Cypher, Cytech Heating and Cooling L.C.
Adolfo Gonzalez, Johnstone Supply
Jose Luis Vazquez, Perry Mechanical

Certificate

Associate Degree

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Certificate

TSI EXEMPT

Plan of Study Grid
FallCredit Hours
HART 1401 Basic Electricity for HVAC 4
HART 1407 Refrigeration Principles 4
HART 1410 HVAC Shop Practices and Tools 4
 Credit Hours12
Spring
HART 1445 Gas and Electrical Heating 4
HART 2431 Advanced Electricity for HVAC 4
HART 2445 Residential Air Conditioning Systems Design 4
HART 2438 Capstone: Air Conditioning Installation and Startup 4
 Credit Hours16
 Total Credit Hours28

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology Associate of Applied Science

TSI LIABLE

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredit Hours
HART 1401 Basic Electricity for HVAC 4
HART 1407 Refrigeration Principles 4
HART 1410 HVAC Shop Practices and Tools 4
ENGL 1301 Composition I 1 3
 Credit Hours15
Spring
HART 2431 Advanced Electricity for HVAC 4
HART 2445 Residential Air Conditioning Systems Design 4
HART 2438 Capstone: Air Conditioning Installation and Startup 4
HART 1445 Gas and Electrical Heating 4
 Credit Hours16
Second Year
Fall
HART 2434 Advanced Air Conditioning Controls 4
HART 2441 Commercial Air Conditioning 4
HART 2442 Commercial Refrigeration 4
Math Elective 1 3-4
 Credit Hours15-16
Spring
SPCH 1311 Introduction to Speech Communication 1 3
HART 2588 Internship - Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maint. Technology/Technician 5
Humanities Elective 1 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective - Core Curriculum 1 3
 Credit Hours14
 Total Credit Hours60-61
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Identifies courses to fulfill minimum 15 credit hour General Education requirement