Air Conditioning and Heating Service and Installation

The Air Conditioning and Heating Service and Installation certificate is a first level program of study that will prepare students with entry level skills to begin a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) career. The skills gained in the program will give individuals the advantage in a crowd of candidates applying for entry-level jobs Completion of this first certificate will enable students to be employed as a maintenance technician and work toward becoming a journeyman, while also continuing their studies to earn the next level major certificate and advance in their career and earning potential.

The Air Conditioning and Heating Service Installation certificate program projects 15 annual completers.

The Air Conditioning and Heating Service and Installation Certificate of Achievement will prepare students for entry-level employment as an Air Conditioning, and Heating Technician and for industry certifications.

This certificate will give the individual a chance to enter the HVAC career early, which will help the person not waste time to see if this particular path in the industry, is the route they want to pursue.  This will also give them employment choices that they might not have had at the time of their education.  This will help increase living wages, it will help individuals to move forward in their employment and motivate the individual to continue to an A.A.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
HVAC A100	Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Principles	3.0	Yr 1, Fall
HVAC A101	Basic Electrical for HVAC-R	3.0	Yr 1, Fall
HVAC A105	Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Controls	3.0	Yr 1, Spring
HVAC A103	Air Conditioning Service	3.0	Yr 1, Spring
HVAC A104	Air Balance	3.0	Yr 1, Spring

Total Units                                                         15.0 units

Proposed Sequence:

Year 1, Fall = 6 units

Year 1, Spring = 9 units

TOTAL UNITS: 15 Units

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR), Associate in Science Degree and Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR), Certificate of Achievement

Similar programs exist at Cypress, Citrus, Compton, El Camino, LA Trade, and Mt San Antonio. Air Conditioning and Refrigeration AS at Mt. San Antonio, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Certificate of Achievement at Mt. San Antonio, Heating and Air Conditioning AS at Citrus College, Heating and Air Conditioning Certificate of Achievement at Citrus College, Heating/Ventilation/Air Conditioning/Refrigeration (HVAC-R) Technology non-credit program at Santa Ana College.

The Air Conditioning and Heating Service and Installation Certificate of Achievement projects to have approximately 15 to 20 annual completers.