Course Number | Course Title | Credits | Description | Competencies |
HCR253 | Residential Heating and AC | 5 | Residential heating and cooling basics. Study of installation and service procedures through class and lab practices. Prerequisite: HCR 307 | Loading... |
HCR256 | Applied Heating and AC | 5 | The application of heating and air conditioning units as related to residential systems and controls. This course covers application, installation and troubleshooting of heating, air conditioning and heat pump units. This course covers Manual "J" residential heat loss/gain calculations and equipment selection. Prerequisite: HCR 253 | Loading... |
HCR260 | HVAC Trade Skills I | 3 | This class covers basic soldering, brazing, flaring, pipe fitting and tube working skills needed in the heating, air conditioning and refrigeration field. It also covers the safe performance of those skills and the proper PPE required for each task. This class will prepare the student to take the EPA, section 608, CFC, Clean Air Act exam. | Loading... |
HCR270 | Advanced Heating and AC | 5 | This course covers installation, advanced troubleshooting, maintaining and repairing of geo-thermal heat pumps, gas, fuel oil and electric heating systems. Prerequisite: HCR 256 | Loading... |
HCR290 | Commercial HVAC/Refrigeration | 5 | Course covers basic commercial refrigeration systems, components and their use, applications, methods of installation, maintenance, diagnosis and repairs. Prerequisite: HCR 270, 506 | Loading... |
HCR307 | Fundamentals of Refrigeration | 5 | This course covers the principles of refrigeration, domestic systems and equipment. | Loading... |
HCR404 | Electricity | 5 | A study of basic electricity principles: Ohm's law, series and parallel circuits as applied to HVAC and refrigeration. Course also includes hands-on practice with training boards in the lab. | Loading... |
HCR440 | Electrical Controls and Circuits | 5 | The application of motor control circuits used in industrial application, in particular in the HVAC/R field. These applications include contactors, starters, starting relays, interlocks, relays, thermostats, split phase, shaded pole, capacitor start motors and three-phase motors. Prerequisite: HCR 404 | Loading... |
HCR506 | Air Distribution | 3 | Involves the study of fans, blowers and dampers, the design of duct systems for proper air delivery and final system balancing. Includes lab practice. Prerequisite: HCR 256 | Loading... |
HCR515 | Sheet Metal Fabrication | 3 | This course covers all types of sheet metal fabrications pertaining to the HVAC profession. Prerequisite: HCR 260 | Loading... |
HCR717 | Blueprint Reading | 3 | A study of blueprint reading related to the HVAC/R trade. Drafting symbols and terminology will be covered, along with the skills needed to make simple scaled drawings. | Loading... |
HCR803 | Environmental Controls | 5 | This course offers a basic understanding of building environmental and energy management systems, along with computerized (DDC), pneumatic and electro-mechanical controls. Prerequisite: HCR 307, 440, 506. Corequisite: HCR 290 | Loading... |
HCR840 | Computer Load Calculations | 2 | Course is designed to deliver instruction in the area of heating/cooling load calculations, air flow and air supply/return layout. Extensive use of computers and CAD systems will be incorporated to enhance student productivity. Prerequisite: HCR 506 | Loading... |
HCR932 | Internship | 4 | On-the-job training for Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration program students. Prerequisite: HCR 253, 440 and 515. Students must have a 2.0 grade point average or better in the HACR Technology program and a valid driver's license. | Loading... |