Heating, Venting, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Technology AAS
The Heating, Venting, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR) Technology Program prepares students with training in the heating, air conditioning, ventilation, and refrigeration field, both commercial and residential. Skills learned will enable graduates to choose from a variety of occupations such as service, installation, design and maintenance. Program flexibility allows students to enter at their existing level of competency and continue training to an employable skill level. Classroom instruction is provided in basic electricity, hydronic heating, commercial refrigeration, gas and oil heating systems, air conditioning, and general maintenance skills. Emphasis is placed on developing a logical approach to servicing, troubleshooting, and repair through directed practice.
Nationally accredited through HVAC Excellence. Articulation agreement with the United Association Union of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders and Service Technicians. Approved program with the Idaho Division of Building Safety.
Entrance Requirements:
- Program has semester admittance (Fall and Spring)
- The prospective students must have a current valid driver’s license while enrolled in the program and have no DUI’s in the past 12 months
- Enrollment priority is on a first-come, first-served basis as determined by the student’s faculty advising date
- Aleks score in Math of 14 or higher, Writing Placement Exam of 2 or higher, or qualify for MTHPT-103 and ENGL-101.
Upon completion of the AAS degree, the student will possess technical skills in:
- Knowledge of residential, commercial, and industrial HVACR systems
- Application of systematic and analytical troubleshooting processes
- Analysis of the properties of air, refrigerants and fuels
- Application of safety procedures
- Evaluation of energy usage and cost reduction strategies
- Comprehension of energy transfer in the form of heat, electricity, and kinetic motion
- Knowledge in plumbing, electrical, mechanical and structural trades
- Analysis of international, state, and local building codes
- Application of HVACR service, installation, maintenance, and design procedures
- Evaluation of system performance
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | ||
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| Oral Communication | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION | ||
| PUBLIC SPEAKING | ||
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
| MTHPT-137 | MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY | 4.00 |
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| WORLD PREHISTORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | ||
| WORLD HISTORY I | ||
| WORLD HISTORY II | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| Additional General Education Core | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PLANTS AND PEOPLE | ||
| BIOLOGY IN FILM | ||
| HUMAN BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| MYTHOLOGIES | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | ||
| ETHICS AND IDENTITY | ||
| HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
| SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | ||
| SURVEY OF MUSIC | ||
| MUSIC IN AMERICA | ||
| WORLD MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER | ||
| HISTORY OF JAZZ AND POPULAR MUSIC STYLES | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES | ||
| NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
or PHYS-112 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | |
| PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | ||
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
| Total Credits | 16.00-18.00 | |
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Core | ||
| HVACR-115 | BASIC ELECTRICITY | 5.00 |
| HVACR-120 | HVAC PRINCIPLES | 5.00 |
| HVACR-130 | TRADE SKILLS | 5.00 |
| HVACR-140 | MECHANICAL SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE | 5.00 |
| HVACR-225 | REFRIGERATION THEORY | 5.00 |
| HVACR-230 | ADVANCED HVACR CONTROLS | 5.00 |
| HVACR-235 | A/C SYSTEM DESIGN AND INSTALLATION | 6.00 |
| HVACR-240 | DUCT FABRICATION | 2.00 |
| HVACR-250 | GAS CODE REVIEW | 2.00 |
| HVACR-255 | HEATING SYSTEMS | 6.00 |
| HVACR-260 | MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL CODE REVIEW | 2.00 |
| HVACR-265 | HYDRONIC SYSTEMS | 2.00 |
| HVACR-294 | INTERNSHIP | 2.00 |
| Total Credits | 52.00 | |
Sequential Plan of Study - Even Year
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| HVACR-115 | BASIC ELECTRICITY | 5.00 |
| HVACR-225 | REFRIGERATION THEORY | 5.00 |
| HVACR-230 | ADVANCED HVACR CONTROLS | 5.00 |
| Credits | 18.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE | Oral Communication | 3.00 |
| HVACR-120 | HVAC PRINCIPLES | 5.00 |
| HVACR-235 | A/C SYSTEM DESIGN AND INSTALLATION | 6.00 |
| HVACR-240 | DUCT FABRICATION | 2.00 |
| HVACR-260 | MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL CODE REVIEW | 2.00 |
| Credits | 18.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE | Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| HVACR-250 | GAS CODE REVIEW | 2.00 |
| HVACR-255 | HEATING SYSTEMS | 6.00 |
| HVACR-265 | HYDRONIC SYSTEMS | 2.00 |
| MTHPT-137 | MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY | 4.00 |
| Credits | 17.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE | Additional General Education Course | 3.00 |
| HVACR-130 | TRADE SKILLS | 5.00 |
| HVACR-140 | MECHANICAL SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE | 5.00 |
| HVACR-294 | INTERNSHIP | 2.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Total Credits | 68.00 | |
Sequential Plan of Study - Odd Year
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| HVACR-115 | BASIC ELECTRICITY | 5.00 |
| HVACR-250 | GAS CODE REVIEW | 2.00 |
| HVACR-255 | HEATING SYSTEMS | 6.00 |
| HVACR-265 | HYDRONIC SYSTEMS | 2.00 |
| Credits | 18.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE | Oral Communication | 3.00 |
| HVACR-120 | HVAC PRINCIPLES | 5.00 |
| HVACR-130 | TRADE SKILLS | 5.00 |
| HVACR-140 | MECHANICAL SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE | 5.00 |
| Credits | 18.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| CORE | Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | 3.00 |
| HVACR-225 | REFRIGERATION THEORY | 5.00 |
| HVACR-230 | ADVANCED HVACR CONTROLS | 5.00 |
| MTHPT-137 | MATH FOR TECHNOLOGY | 4.00 |
| Credits | 17.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| CORE | Additional General Education Course | 3.00 |
| HVACR-235 | A/C SYSTEM DESIGN AND INSTALLATION | 6.00 |
| HVACR-240 | DUCT FABRICATION | 2.00 |
| HVACR-260 | MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL CODE REVIEW | 2.00 |
| HVACR-294 | INTERNSHIP | 2.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Total Credits | 68.00 | |