College of the Great Smoky Mountains - Southwestern Community College, serving Jackson, Macon, and Swain Counties and Cherokee/ Qually Boundary

 

 




Faculty:
Randy Speights
828.586.4091, ext. 204
or
800.447.4091, ext. 204
rspeights@southwesterncc.edu

 

 

 

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Air Conditioning, Heating, & Refrigeration program receives equipment donation
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Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration

 

The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology curriculum provides the basic knowledge to develop skills necessary to work with residential and light commercial systems.

Topics include mechanical refrigeration, heating and cooling theory, electricity, controls, and safety. The diploma program covers air conditioning, furnaces, heat pumps, tools and instruments. In addition, the AAS degree covers residential building codes, residential system sizing, and advanced comfort systems.

Diploma graduates should be able to assist in the start up, preventive maintenance, service, repair, and/or installation of residential and light commercial systems. AAS degree graduates should be able to demonstrate an understanding of system selection and balance and advanced systems.

Diploma - D35100

Prefix  Number  Title 
Class
Lab
Clin
Credit
Required Courses:              
      Click title to see course description 
AHR  110  Intro to Refrigeration  2  6  0  5 
AHR  112  Heating Technology   2  4  0  4 
AHR  113  Comfort Cooling   2  4  0  4 
AHR  114  Heat Pump Technology  2  4  0  4 
AHR  120  HVACR Maintenance   1  0  3  2 
AHR  210  Residential Building Code  1  2  0  2 
AHR  211  Residential System Design  2  2  0  3 
ELC  111  Intro to Electricity  2  2  0  3 
ENG  111  Expository Writing   3  0  0  3 
MAT  101  Applied Mathematics I  2  2  0  3 
         ___  ___  ___  ___ 
      Totals  19 26 3 33
                      
Choose 6 credits from the following courses:             
AHR  212  Advanced Comfort Systems  2  6  0  4 
CIS  110  Introduction to Computers  2  2  0  3 
CIS  111  Basic PC Literacy  1  2  0  2 
COE  111  Co-op Work Experience I  0  0  10  1 
COE  112  Co-op Work Experience I  0  0  20  2 
COE  114  Co-op Work Experience I  0  0  40  4 
ELC  112  DC/AC Electricity   3  6  0  5 
MAT  115  Mathematical Models   2  2  0  3 
WLD  110  Cutting Processes  1  3  0  2 
                      
Total Semester Hour Credits: 39    
Award: Diploma  

Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Technology
Certificate - C35100
Prefix  Number  Title 
Class
Lab
Clin
Credit
Fall Semester 1             
      Click title to see course description 
AHR  110  Intro to Refrigeration  2  6  0  5 
AHR  120  HVACR Maintenance   1  0  3  2 
ELC  111  Intro to Electricity  2  2  0  3 
         ___  ___  ___  ___ 
      Totals  5  8  3  10 
                    
Spring Semester 1             
AHR  112  Heating Technology   2  4  0  4 
AHR  113  Comfort Cooling   2  4  0  4 
         ___  ___  ___  ___ 
      Totals  4  8  0  8 
                     
Total Semester Hour Credits: 18    
Award: Certificate 

 

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