Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (903) Certificate

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Purpose: The Certificate Program in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration is designed to provide training for air conditioning and refrigeration installation and service technicians. With the rapid growth of residential and commercial air conditioning and the developments taking place in the industry, there is a growing demand for trained service technicians.

Special Notes: This program satisfies the classroom requirement for the Journeyman licensing classroom contact hours.

For more information, contact the Science, Engineering and Technology Division at (757) 825-2898 or stemoffice@tncc.edu.

♦ Course requires pre/co-requisites.

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Fall I

ENG 111 - College Composition I ♦ (3 credits)
HLT 106 - First Aid and Safety (2 credits)
AIR 134 - Circuits and Controls I (4 credits)
AIR 158 - Mechanical Codes (2 credits)
AIR 171 - Refrigeration I (6 credits) ¹
SDV 100 - College Success Skills (1 credit)

Semester Total Credits 18

Spring I

MTH 103 - Applied Technical Math I ♦ (3 credits)
AIR 154 - Heating Systems I (3 credits)
AIR 176 - Air Conditioning (6 credits)
AIR 181 - Planning and Estimating I (2 credits)
AIR 235 - Heat Pumps (3 credits)

Semester Total Credits 17

Total Minimum Credits 35

¹Students interested in EPA-CFC certification (federal licensure for handling refrigerants) should take this course prior to the EPA-CFC testing.

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