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Heating AC Refrigeration Commercial AAS (72 Credits)

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Career Opportunities

Employment is available with heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration service companies; wholesale supply companies; maintenance positions at hospitals, schools, supermarkets, etc. Other positions include sales, installation, and design, and manufacturer representatives. Technicians trained in this field will perform preventive maintenance to keep systems operating efficiently and respond to service calls to perform repairs to systems as needed. Service technicians will work alone much of the time and use their training and knowledge to diagnose systems and perform needed repairs.

Suggested Technical Studies Semester I

NumberTitleCredits
HART1502Copper and Gas Piping1 Credits
HART1510Sheetmetal1 Credits
HART1514Forced Air Heating5 Credits
HART1518Electrical Controls for Heating and AC4 Credits
HART1540Internship - Residential2 Credits

Suggested Technical Studies Semester II

NumberTitleCredits
HART1506Schematics & Blue Print Reading3 Credits
HART1522Installation of Heating and AC3 Credits
HART1526Principles of Air Conditioning4 Credits
HART1530Heat Pumps2 Credits
HART1534Troubleshooting Heating & AC3 Credits
HART1538HART Job Preparation1 Credits

Suggested Technical Studies Semester III

NumberTitleCredits
HART2506Commercial Refrigeration I4 Credits
HART2510Commercial Electrical and Controls3 Credits
HART2526Commercial Heating and HVAC Systems3 Credits
HART2530Commercial Load Calculating2 Credits
HART2540Internship - Commercial2 Credits

Suggested Technical Studies Semester IV

NumberTitleCredits
HART2502Commercial Refrigeration II4 Credits
HART2514Compressor Operation & Troubleshooting3 Credits
HART2518Commercial Troubleshooting2 Credits
HART2522Commercial Air Conditioning3 Credits
HART2534Commercial HVAC Controls2 Credits

General Education

NumberTitleCredits
MnTC Goal Area 1 Communications-Oral 3 Credits
MnTC Goal Area 1 Communications-Written 3 Credits
MnTC Goal Area 4 Mathematical/Logical Reasoning 3 Credits
MnTC General Education Electives 6 Credits
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