Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Winter 2010 Program Outline
Start: Fall, Winter, Spring
Degrees and Certificates
Program Website:
www.scc.spokane.edu/?hvac
Additional Costs
| Books | $470 |
| Supplies and Equipment | $1200 |
| * Estimate for six quarters. |
Program Description
Completion of the two-year Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) program at Spokane Community College prepares the student for an entry-level position in one of the most challenging occupations available.
Entry-level HVAC/R technicians typically work on residential and light commercial systems performing equipment installations, preventative maintenance, and service and repair functions. Opportunities also are available in systems design and sales.
Areas of study include basic HVAC/R systems, electricity, heating, local gas and oil codes, load calculations, cooling, refrigeration, duct design, and troubleshooting. These skills are taught from lab applications coordinated with classroom theory and actual jobsite experience.
Course of Study
Good vision, hearing and dexterity. Can be strenuous, involves climbing, working on ladders. Good back and legs.
Program Goals
To provide students the training, skills, licenses, and an AAS degree essential to enter the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration fields.
Career Opportunities
An estimated 250,000 air conditioning, refrigeration and heating mechanics will be employed in the near future. Most new openings will be for air conditioning and heating mechanics. Anticipated increases in household formations and rising personal incomes indicate a very rapid increase in the number of air conditioned homes. Air conditioning in offices, stores, hospitals, schools and other nonresidential buildings is also expected to increase. In addition, more refrigeration equipment will be needed in the production, storage and marketing of food and other perishables.
POTENTIAL POSITIONS INCLUDE: air conditioning service technician, domestic air conditioning maintenance, heating contractor’s serviceman, heat pump specialist, refrigeration parts man, refrigeration service technician, residential air conditioning installer or warehouse air conditioning maintenance, gas heating system hydronics technicians.