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Residential and Commercial HVAC-R

Award: Diploma
Total Credits for Award: 55.00

Description:

Minneapolis College's Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning Program will train you to diagnose problems, perform repairs and conduct maintenance on residential and commercial heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration (HVACR) systems. You will learn diagnostic and repair procedures for HVAC equipment, and will be trained to fabricate sheet metal, copper, plastic, and steel piping. Experienced instructors will prepare you to work with advanced electrical controls, heat recovery ventilators, air cleaning devices, sophisticated air measurement equipment and carbon monoxide testing instruments. 


COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FIRST SEMESTER: 

COURSE #

TITLE

CREDITS

GOAL AREA(S)

 HVAC 1000  Refrigeration Fundamentals

2

 
 HVAC 1005  Basic Electricity

2

 
 HVAC 1015  OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety Training

2

 
 HVAC 1020  Trade Tools and Test Instruments

2

 
 HVAC 1025  Interpreting Schematic Drawings

2

 
 HVAC 1030  Service Procedures for HVAC and R Technicians

1

 
 HVAC 1035  HVAC Sheet Metal

3

 

 

 TOTAL CREDITS: 

14

 


COURSE REQUIREMENTS: SECOND SEMESTER: 

COURSE #

TITLE

CREDITS

GOAL AREA(S)

 HVAC 1100  Copper Fabrication

2

 
 HVAC 1105  Refrigeration Management

2

 
 HVAC 1110  Electric Motors and Motor Controls

3

 
 HVAC 1115  HVAC and R Controls

3

 
 HVAC 1120  HVAC Design

2

 

 

 TOTAL CREDITS: 

12

 


COURSE REQUIREMENTS: THIRD SEMESTER: 

COURSE #

TITLE

CREDITS

GOAL AREA(S)

 HVAC 2105  HVAC and R Internship 1

1

 
 HVAC 2110  Heat Pumps

2

 
 HVAC 2115  Indoor Air Quality

3

 
 HVAC 2120  Gas-Fired Furnaces

3

 
 HVAC 2125  Oil-Fired Furnaces

1

 
 HVAC 2130   Central Air Conditioners

2

 
 HVAC 2140  Residential Boilers

2

 

 

 TOTAL CREDITS: 

14

 


COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FOURTH SEMESTER: 

COURSE #

TITLE

CREDITS

GOAL AREA(S)

 HVAC 2205  Commercial Refrigeration

4

 
 HVAC 2210  Supermarket Refrigeration

2

 
 HVAC 2215  HVAC Internship 2

1

 
 HVAC 2220  Commercial Air Conditioners

4

 
 HVAC 2225  Commercial Ice Machines

2

 
 HVAC 2235  HVAC Rooftop Systems

2

 

 

 TOTAL CREDITS: 

15