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Special Requirements:
Safety clothing and clear safety glasses for shop work, and dark safety glasses for soldering
Course Description:
This program enables students to develop entry-level job skills in domestic and light commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning repair and maintenance. Included is instruction in the theory and application of basic principles involved in air conditioning and cooling of air; electrical fundamentals and controls; the use of technical reference manuals; diagnosis of unit malfunctions; and repair and adjustment of compressors, pumps and related components. Students are given "hands-on" classroom experience and work on live equipment throughout the campus as aides to the campus maintenance crew. A second year of advanced training includes theory and application of heating principles, commercial air conditioning and refrigeration, basic automotive air conditioning, airflow measurements and system design. Refrigerant reclaim and recycling is a requirement for completion of both level one and level two.
