Advanced Air Conditioning and Heating Certificate (AACH)

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Graduates of the Basic Air Conditioning and Heating Certificate program may enroll in the Advanced Air Conditioning and Heating Certificate to further develop their skills. The advanced program includes both theory and practical work in commercial refrigeration and air conditioning principles, calculations, the study of electrical components and programmable controls.

Students must successfully complete the Basic Air Conditioning and Heating Certificate or have departmental approval prior to being admitted into the Advanced Air Conditioning and Heating Certificate.

This program is available during the day.

The Advanced Air Conditioning and Heating Certificate is accredited by HVAC/Excellence.

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Following is a list of courses required to complete this program. Since some courses are offered once a year, courses should be taken in the following sequence in order to complete the program in a timely manner:

First Year

Fall Semester

ACR 111 - Gas Heating Principles 3 Credit Hours
ACR 160 - Service Customer Relations 3 Credit Hours
ACR 206 - Advanced Electricity for HVAC/R 2 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 8

Spring Semester

ACR 131 - Commercial Refrigeration 4 Credit Hours
ACR 223 - Testing and Balancing 3 Credit Hours
ACR 225 - Industrial Air Conditioning 3 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 10

Summer Semester

ACR 201 - Troubleshooting and Maintenance 3 Credit Hours
ACR 220 - Advanced Air Conditioning 4 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 7

25 Semester Hours

This program is aligned with the following career cluster: Architecture and Construction.