Refrigeration Certificate
30.5 Total Credits
30.5 credits toward Associate Degree in Air Conditioning Technology, this prepares individuals for positions as service technicians in the refrigeration industry.
To prepare the student for a career as a refrigeration service technician
- Graduates obtain a career as a refrigeration service technician
- Students will be able to implement proper refrigeration service procedures on laboratory apparatus
To prepare the students to successfully pass Section 608 of the EPA.
- Students successfully pass EPA section 608 licensing exam.
To prepare the students to be safe and competent Refrigeration technicians.
- Students will follow safety procedures.
- Students will demonstrate ability to troubleshoot Refrigeration systems and develop a corrective action plan.
To prepare students to demonstrate information literacy.
- Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.
- Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.
This course covers the four fundamental operations on integers, rational numbers, and real numbers. It includes the study of weights and measures, exponents and radicals, factoring, and linear equations, with an emphasis on technical applications. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA045 Basic Math Skills or MA050 Introductory Mathematics.
This course is a continuation of MA105 Technical Mathematics 1, with further topics from algebra as well as from geometry and trigonometry, and an emphasis on technical applications. Prerequisite: MA105 Technical Mathematics 1.
This introductory course provides the basic knowledge and skills necessary within any electrical service technician program. It includes an in-depth study of electron theory, Ohm's Law, series and parallel circuits, as well as electrical energy and power relationships. Also included are methods of generation of electromotive force, electromagnetism, and motor principles and capacitance as these apply to DC circuits. Uses, construction, and calibration of voltmeters and ammeters are investigated. Corequisite: MA105 Technical Mathematics 1.
This course introduces the theory and practices of metal removal as applied in industry. The set-up and safe operation of conventional machine tools is stressed, along with their capabilities and limitations. Common processes such as drilling, grinding,milling, threading, and turning are utilized.Topics include speeds and feeds, metal cutting theory, cutting fluids, selection of tooling, fixturing, precision measurement, and layout procedures. Prerequisites: MT101 Engineering Drawing or MT121 Mechanical Drafting, and MA105 Technical Mathematics 1. (Spring semester)
This course covers basic physics as applied to refrigeration and air conditioning. It includes flaring and soldering techniques, compressor construction, and domestic refrigeration, including characteristics of automatic controls. Prerequisites:MA105 Technical Mathematics 1 and ET101 Technical Electricity 1. (Spring Semester)
This course covers the components of refrigeration for commercial and industrial systems. It includes systems requirements and the application of components to develop built-up systems. Prerequisite: ET108 Refrigeration 1, orVT133 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 1. (Fall semester)
This course covers the refrigerant and electrical controls used in transport refrigeration. It discusses problems unique to the industry and includes fundamental approaches to gasoline and diesel engine principles. Prerequisite: ET209 Refrigeration 2. (Spring semester)
This course is an introduction to electrical residential wiring. It covers all of the essential elements regarding electrical installations in the home, including code making bodies, devices, boxes, conductors, outlets, light fixtures, ceiling fans and service entrances. All temporary laboratory wiring is installed in compliance with the current National electrical Code, providing experience in cable, conduit, surface raceway, service entrance, low-voltage control, annunciator, and intrusion detection systems. Corequisite: ET101 Technical Electricity 1.
