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Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR)

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

​​​​​​​​​The Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC-R) option prepares students for employment as heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration technicians. Students will be trained to install, service, and maintain air conditioning/refrigeration equipment in buildings. This 30 credit hour program provides a theoretical background and extensive hands-on experience. Commercial refrigeration classes are currently under development.

Employment possibilities include:

Heating, Air Conditioning Technician
Refrigeration Mechanic

Department Contact Information

Matt Denney 
mdenney3@occ.cccd.edu 
(714) 432-0202 ext 25931

Jacob Riddle  
(714) 432-5682

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC-R) Department Website

Credit Courses

HVAC A1003 Units (45 lecture hours; 36 lab hours)  
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Principles  
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Course covers heat principles, heat loads, refrigeration cycle, system components, refrigerant properties, system operation, soldering and oxy-acetylene brazing.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing HVAC A100

HVAC A1013 Units (45 lecture hours; 36 lab hours)  
Basic Electrical for HVAC-R  
Advisory: HVAC A100.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Basic electrical theory & application. Students will build a variety of series and parallel circuits using switches, contactors, relays, thermostats, transformers and other controls used in the HVAC-R field in addition to using miscellaneous electrical components.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing HVAC A101

HVAC A1023 Units (45 lecture hours; 36 lab hours)  
Refrigeration Service  
Prerequisite(s): HVAC A100 and HVAC A101.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Operation, Maintenance, Troubleshooting and repair of Commercial refrigeration systems. This course may be taken two times. Theory, operation, maintenance and trouble-shooting of absorption system.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing HVAC A102

HVAC A1033 Units (45 lecture hours; 36 lab hours)  
Air Conditioning Service  
Prerequisite(s): HVAC A100 and HVAC A101.
Advisory: HVAC A105.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Operation, maintenance, diagnosis and repair of air conditioning systems and their components for proper function.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing HVAC A103

HVAC A1043 Units (45 lecture hours; 36 lab hours)  
Air Balance  
Prerequisite(s): HVAC A100 and HVAC A101.
Advisory: HVAC A103 and HVAC A105.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Operation and maintenance of air conditioning and heating ducts and their controls; various methods of distribution and the means to deliver proper air flow.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing HVAC A104

HVAC A1053 Units (45 lecture hours; 36 lab hours)  
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Controls  
Prerequisite(s): HVAC A100 and HVAC A101.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Controls used in the Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration that include temperature, pressure, overload and safety controls. This course may be taken two times.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing HVAC A105

HVAC A1063 Units (45 lecture hours; 36 lab hours)  
Non-Residential Applications for HVAC  
Prerequisite(s): HVAC A100 and HVAC A101.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Fundamentals of operation, maintenance, and trouble shooting of non-residential equipment and systems. Topics include but are not limited to chillers, centrifugal, reciprocal, absorption, and other current systems.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing HVAC A106

HVAC A1103 Units (45 lecture hours; 36 lab hours)  
Pneumatic Controls  
Prerequisite(s): HVAC A100 and HVAC A101.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Students will operate, maintain, diagnose and repair basic pneumatic controls from installation to service requirements. Graded or Pass/No Pass option.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing HVAC A110

HVAC A1113 Units (45 lecture hours; 36 lab hours)  
Ice Machine Service & Repair  
Prerequisite(s): HVAC A100 and HVAC A101.
Advisory: HVAC A102.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
The operation, diagnostics, repair, and service of current ice machines. Course to include hands-on training with tools of the trade, i.e., gauges, electrical meters and all hand tools used for service and repair.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing HVAC A111

HVAC A1122 Units (36 lecture hours)  
EPA 608  
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
An introductory course to train students for 608 certification in the proper use of environmentally safe refrigerants. Details of recovery, recycling, and reclamation of refrigerants will be studied in detail. This course will train you for certification for technician Universal status in types I, II, and III. In this course a proctored exam for the Universal EPA 608 Certification will be provided for a proctoring fee.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing HVAC A112

HVAC A1403 Units (45 lecture hours; 36 lab hours)  
Building Automation  
Prerequisite(s): HVAC A100 and HVAC A101.
Grading Mode: Standard Letter
Transfer Credit: CSU.
Fundamental applications and design of building automation systems for HVACR.

Catalog Program Pages Referencing HVAC A140