Air Conditioning Technology Diploma

This diploma program in air conditioning technology will provide you with the skills to compete in an area much in demand in our region. Everyone and every business has an air conditioner in need of either installation or service. This is a hands-on program for those who enjoy working on machinery in residential and light commercial settings.

Start with either refrigeration fundamentals or basic electrical training. Then move on to advanced classes in system design, duct design, air conditioning installation and trouble-shooting, gas heating installation and trouble-shooting, and heat pump and related system installation and trouble-shooting.

In approximately one and 3/4 years, you will be ready to be certified as an industry professional through the Education Standards Corporation (ESCO) Industry Competency Exam (ICE) and the EPA Refrigerant Handling Certification Exam.

This area has absolutely no shortage of employment opportunities: service technician, installers, plant maintenance personnel, apartment complex maintenance personnel, salesmen, and trouble.

Career Information and Occupational Outlook

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Sample Occupations:

Residential and Business Air Conditioning Service Technician
Plant Maintenance Technician
Apartment Maintenance Technician

Occupational Outlook Handbook:

http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos192.htm

Program Admission Requirements:

Present official documentation of an earned high school diploma or official GED scores.
Be at least 16 years old.
Present appropriate test scores, or present an official transcript documenting college level English and mathematics with grades of "C" or better.
No special admission allowed in this program.
To be admitted to the diploma program, prospective students must have completed the Air Conditioning Technician Assistant and the Air Conditioning Repair Specialist certificates.
Prospective students must have the program manager's approval.
Diploma students must complete all core courses within the first three quarters after admittance into the program.
TRA and WIA students will be allowed into the diploma program with program manager's approval.

Curriculum Outline:

Quarter	Course #	Course Title	Contact Hours	Credit Hours
1st Quarter	ACT 100	Refrigeration Fundamentals	5	4
	ACT 101	Principles and Practices of Refrigeration	10	7
	SCT 100	Introduction to Microcomputers	5	3
		Total	20	14
2nd Quarter	ACT 102	Refrigeration Systems Components	10	7
	MAT 1012	Foundations of Mathematics	5	5
		Total	15	12
3rd Quarter	ACT 103	Electrical Fundamentals	10	7
	ENG 1010	Fundamentals of English I	5	5
		Total	15	12
4th Quarter	ACT 104	Electric Motors	7	4
	ACT 105	Electrical Components	8	5
	IFC 100	Industrial Safety Procedures	3	2
	EMP 1000A	Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development	2	2
		Total	20	13
5th Quarter	ACT 106	Electric Control Systems and Installation	7	4
	ACT 107	Air Conditioning Principles	10	8
		Total	17	12
6th Quarter	ACT 108	Air Conditioning Systems and Installation	5	3
	ACT 109	Troubleshooting Air Conditioning Systems	10	7
	EMP 1000B	Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development	1	1
		Total	16	11
7th Quarter	ACT 110	Gas Heating Systems	10	5
	ACT 111	Heat Pumps and Related Systems	10	6
		Total	20	11

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Last updated: October 6, 2009.