College Catalog 2013-14

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EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING TECHNOLOGY (HAC) Advisor: Staff

Heating and Air Conditioning is a postsecondary instructional program that prepares individuals to work in engineering departments or private firms installing, maintaining, and operating small or medium air condi­ tioning, heating, and refrigeration systems. Instruction prepares individuals to work in a commercial setting performing special tasks relating to designing ductwork, assembly, installation, servicing, operation, and maintenance of heating and cooling systems according to the standards of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers Inc., Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), and Air Conditioning Refrigeration Institute (ARI). Included are air-conditioning, heating and refrigeration devices; equipment, techniques, and systems; and maintenance and operation of these systems. *SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE **Baseline Competencies for Heating and Air Conditioning Technology

FRESHMAN YEAR

Second Semester College Algebra or Lab Science........................3/4 ACT 1313 Refrigeration System Components... 3 ACT 1813 Professional Service Procedures....... 3 ACT 1214 Controls................................................ 4 Technical Elective................................................... 3 Total Hours......................................................16/17

First Semester ENG 1113 English Composition I............... 3 ACT 1124 Basic Compression..................... 4 ACT 1713 Electricity for Heating, Ventilation, A/C & Refrig.. ...... 3 ACT 1133 Tools & Piping............................ 3 Technical Elective........................................... 3 Total Hou........................................................16 First Semester SPT 1113 Public Speaking I.........................3 Fine Arts/Humanities Elective. ...................3 ACT 2414 Air Conditioning I.......................4 ACT 2513 Heating Systems..........................3 ACT 2624 Heat Load & Air Properties.......4 Total Hours....................................................17

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Second Semester Social/Behavioral Sciences Electives.................3 Technical Elective.................................................3 ACT 2424Air Conditioning II. ..........................4 ACT 2324Commercial Refrigeration. ..............4 ACT 2433Refrigerants, Retrofit, Regulation ...3 CTE 2001CPAS PREP........................................1 Total Hours..........................................................18

*.Students who lack entry level skills in math, English, science, etc., will be provided related studies.

**.Baseline competencies are taken from the high school Heating and Air Conditioning program. Students who can document mastery of these competencies should not receive duplicate

instruction. Students who cannot demonstrate mastery will be required to do so.

***TECHNICAL ELECTIVES: ELT 1144 AC and DC Circuits for Electrical Technology.................................................... 4 ELT 1193 Fundamentals of Electricity ................................................................................... 3 ELT 1263 Blueprint Reading/Planning in Residential Installation.................................... 3 ELT 1113 Residential/Light Commercial Wiring................................................................. 3 ELT 1123 Commercial & Ind. Wiring. .................................................................................... 3 ELT 1213 Electrical Power........................................................................................................ 3 ELT 1223 Motor Maintenance and Troubleshooting............................................................ 3 ELT 1253 Br. Circuit & Service Entrance................................................................................ 3 ELT 1273 Switching Circuits for Residential, Comm., & Industrial App.......................... 3 ELT 1413 Motor Control Systems............................................................................................ 3 ELT 2613 Programmable Logic Controllers........................................................................... 3 ELT 2424 Solid State Motor Control. ...................................................................................... 4 ELT 2914 Special Project I......................................................................................................... 4 ELT 2934 Special Project II . ..................................................................................................... 4 CSC 1123 Microcomputer Concepts....................................................................................... 3 CSC 1113 Computer Concepts................................................................................................. 3 ACT 2911,- 2913 Special Project in Heating and Air.........................................................1-3 ACT 2921-2926 Supervised Work in Experience in Heating & Air ................................1-6 ATT 2614 Heating and Air Conditioning . ............................................................................ 4 DDT 1114 Fundamentals of Drafting. .................................................................................... 4 WBL 1913, 1923, 2913, 2923