About the Program
This certificate in HVACR Level I covers the basic principles of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning, career opportunities in HVAC, and how apprenticeship programs are constructed. Basic safety principles, as well as trade licensure and EPA guidelines, are also introduced
Program Requirements
For current program requirements -> 2024-2025
Program Goal: Career
GE Pattern(s): None
Program Code: HVACRLEVELI.CC
Program Learning Outcome(s):
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
Practice safety skills required on job sites.
Apply precision measurement strategies and unit conversion skills.
Explain the basic principles of conditioning air on a large scale for facilities.
Unit(s): 3.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
25.50 hours Lecture
/ 76.50 hours Lab
Total Course Hours: 102.00
This course is designed to provide pre-employment training for industrial trades. Emphasis will be placed on developing basic safety skills, tool identification, basic rigging and material handling skills, with soft skills training. These areas of instruction will be reinforced by hands-on application in several performance lab exercises. This course is part of the National Center For Construction Education and Research (NCCER) core curriculum qualification.
Corequisite(s): ITEC 55, HVAC 12, HVAC 13
Unit(s): 4.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
/ 102.00 hours Lab
Total Course Hours: 136.00
This course is designed to teach the introduction to Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) as an industrial trade. Emphasis will be placed on developing basic safety skills, trade math, and the terminology, history, and future of the HVACR industry. These areas of instruction will be applied in several hands-on performance lab exercises. This course is part of the National Center For Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning curriculum qualification.
Corequisite(s): ITEC 55, HVAC 11, HVAC 13
Unit(s): 4.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
/ 102.00 hours Lab
Total Course Hours: 136.00
This course is designed to teach the functions of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) systems and where they are used in the industry. Emphasis will be placed on developing safety skills, heating and cooling system types, equipment categories, air distribution, components of a system, and the different types of tubing used in the industry. These areas of instruction will be applied in several hands on performance lab exercises. This course is part of the National Center For Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning curriculum qualification.
Corequisite(s): ITEC 55, HVAC 11, HVAC 12
Unit(s): 4.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
/ 102.00 hours Lab
Total Course Hours: 136.00
This course is designed to provide pre-employment training in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) systems for industrial trades. Emphasis will be placed on developing basic safety skills, fundamentals of electricity, electrical theory, knowledge of electrical measuring instruments used in industry, and identification of electrical components. These areas of instruction will be applied in several hands on performance lab exercises. This course is part of the National Center For Construction Education and Research (NCCER) core curriculum qualification.
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Contacts
Tom Williams, Chair
(530) 895-2496
Department Office: AHPS 251
(530) 895-2551
Counseling and Advising:
(530) 895-2378
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