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Air Conditioning & Refrigeration AS
Air Conditioning & Refrigeration AS

Air Conditioning & Refrigeration AS

  • ID:CotD10012
  • Level:Associate Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Individuals who meet any one of the following criteria are eligible to attend College of the Desert:

  • Have graduated from high school

  • Have passed the CA High School Proficiency Exam or

  • Have passed the GED Examination or

  • 18 years of age or older and can benefit from instruction

English Requirements

  • Toefl ibt: 40

  • Toefl paper: 400

  • Ielts:4.5

  • Duolingo: 70

  • Eiken: step level 2

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Course Information

The Associate of Science Degree in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration offers the students the opportunity to learn academic, occupational, communication, and technical training skills needed by lead technician or project management personnel in the residential Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) industry. Students completing this degree will develop multiple skills that include real-world knowledge of: air conditioning and refrigeration theory and application, equipment tools, systems and components, duct and envelope testing, fundamentals of motors and capacitors, interpreting electrical diagrams, air supply and delivery, system evacuation and charging, troubleshooting, equipment service and installation, energy conservation, design, and safety. This curriculum was developed in collaboration with several community colleges and industry partners to provide a path to various residential Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) career areas.

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Courses:

Required courses

  • Air conditioning & refrigeration i

  • Air conditioning & refrigeration ii

  • Air conditioning & refrigeration electricity i

  • Air conditioning & refrigeration electricity ii

  • Hvacr systems design

  • Facilities maintenance - chillers

  • Safe refrigerant handling & management

  • Gas heating

  • All weather heating & cooling systems

Electives

  • Select 13 units from the following:

  • Energy conservation methods for hvacr

  • Boiler & hydronic heating

  • Building automation fundamentals

  • Advanced building control networks

  • Advanced building automation networks and programming

  • Air conditioning refrigeration work experience (maximum of 4 units may be used for work experience)

  • Introduction to construction technology

  • Site preparation and layout

  • Concrete & formwork

  • Framing carpentry

  • Roofing applications

  • Thermal & moisture protection

  • Drywall installation & finish

  • Exterior finish

  • Finish carpentry

  • Masonry fundamentals

  • Plumbing fundamentals

  • Electrical fundamentals

  • Architectural blueprint reading

  • Automotive heating, ventilation & air conditioning

  • California building codes

  • California mechanical codes

  • California energy codes

  • California plumbing codes

  • California electrical codes

  • Financial accounting

  • Fundamentals of bookkeeping

  • Business law i

  • Entrepreneurship and innovation

  • Business calculations

  • Business communications

  • Computer literacy

  • Energy generation & distribution industry

  • Electricity & electrical theory

  • Energy systems technology

  • Industrial calculations

  • Zero net energy building science

  • Fundamentals of building commissioning

  • Residential solar surveying and planning

  • Solar site planning project lab

  • Residential solar installation

  • Residential energy modeling

  • Residential energy modeling design project

  • Residential house electrical wiring

  • Lighting efficiency technology

  • Advanced lighting controls

  • Energy systems technology work experience

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Degree total: 60

 

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Career Opportunity

Students completing this degree will develop multiple skills that include real-world knowledge of: air conditioning and refrigeration theory and application, equipment tools, systems and components, duct and envelope testing, fundamentals of motors and capacitors, interpreting electrical diagrams, air supply and delivery, system evacuation and charging, troubleshooting, equipment service and installation, energy conservation, design, and safety. This curriculum was developed in collaboration with several community colleges and industry partners to provide a path to various residential Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) career areas.

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