Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology (HVAC)

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Overview

BTC’s Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program will prepare you for a career as an HVAC & Refrigeration Technician. You’ll learn new, higher-efficiency technologies and practices, with the valuable hands-on training that employers are looking for.

In two years, you can be well-positioned for high-wage employment with heating and air conditioning contractors, refrigeration contractors, hotels, school systems, or industrial processing plants.

Program Outcomes

After successfully completing this program, students will be able to:

• Safely and properly install and service systems adhering to environmental laws and regulations as they apply to the HVAC/R industry.               
• Demonstrate positive work traits and good customer service skills as a member of a technical team.
• Diagnose and repair common electrical and mechanical problems in HVAC/R  residential, commercial and industrial  systems.
• Communicate effectively in writing and verbally with customers, managers, and co-workers.
• Identify and use appropriate technical literature to install, maintain and service HVAC/R systems.

Program Entry Information

Program Start

• This program admits students twice a year, in the fall and spring quarter.

Testing Requirements

These requirements are for the AAS degree and are lower than those for the AAS-T degree. Please see the AAS-T Entry Page for AAS-T requirements.

• ACCUPLACER Arithmetic score of 38 or a C grade in MATH 090  or ABE 050 .
• ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension score of 71 or a C grade in RDG 085  , and ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills score of 71 or a C grade in ENGL 092  .

Degree and Certificate Requirements

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration AAS Degree and Certificate completion requires a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or greater. AAS-T Degree requires a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or greater and minimum grade of C/2.0 for all academic courses.

Programs

• Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology (HVAC), AAS

• Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Technology (HVAC), AAS-T

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