Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration - CERT

Agriculture, Business, Computers and Technology

Contact: Paul Becker beckerp@hutchcc.edu (620)728-8187
Department Co-Chair: Jillene Cunningham cunninghamj@hutchcc.edu (620)665-3479
Department Co-Chair: Sheldon Stewart stewarts@hutchcc.edu (620)665-3460

For course descriptions and course prerequisites, click on the course name.

Some Credit Hours

This certificate requires 42 credit hours.

First Semester

Course	Title	Credits
AE100	AC/DC Circuits	4
ME115	HVAC Fundamentals	4
ME131	EPA 608	1
ME132	HVAC Load Calculations	1
ME133	HVAC Duct Sizing	1
ME134	HVAC Code Requirements	1
ME140	Low Pressure Boilers	3

Industrial Safety Electives	1
Course Title Credits TR121 General Industrial Safety/OSHA10 1.00-1.00

Second Semester

Course	Title	Credits
AE150	Programmable Logic Controls (PLCs)	3
Pre-Reqs: AE100 AC/DC Circuits
AE155	Electrical Maintenance	3
Pre-Reqs: AE100 AC/DC Circuits
ME110	Fundamentals of Motor Controls	3
Pre-Reqs: AE100 AC/DC Circuits
ME116	Commercial Refrigeration	4
ME117	Commercial Heating and Air Conditioning	4
Pre-Reqs: ME115 HVAC Fundamentals, or ME116 Commercial Refrigeration, and EE203 Instruments & Measurements

Third Semester

Course	Title	Credits
ME112	Heating System Fundamentals	3
TR100	Technical Math	3

HVAC Technical Electives

3

Course Title Credits AE105 Industrial Wiring 3.00-3.00 AE200 Variable Frequency Drives and Electric Motors 3.00-3.00 AE202 Actuator/Sensor Systems 3.00-3.00 AE205 Intermediate Programmable Logic Controllers 3.00-3.00 AE250 Distributed/Integrated Control Systems 3.00-3.00 AE252 Control Systems Development 3.00-3.00 AE255 Industrial Robotics 3.00-3.00 ME106 Industrial Fluid Power 3.00-3.00 ME114 Renewable Energy Technology 3.00-3.00 ME118 Renewable Energy Technology Systems Analysis 4.00-4.00 ME124 Renewable Energy Technology Maintenance 4.00-4.00 ME125 Engineering Technology Internship 3.00-3.00 ME129 Mechanical Maintenance Skills 3.00-3.00 TR120 Work Ethics 2.00-2.00 WE100 Basic Welding 3.00-3.00 WE101 Welding Safety 1.00-1.00 WE102 Welding Blueprint Reading 3.00-3.00 WE104 Shielded Metal Arc Welding 3.00-3.00 WE105 Shielded Metal Arc Welding II 3.00-3.00 WE106 Cutting Processes for Welding 2.00-2.00 WE110 Gas Metal Arc Welding 3.00-3.00 WE111 Gas Metal Arc Welding II 3.00-3.00 WE112 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 3.00-3.00 WE113 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding II 3.00-3.00 WE128 Welding Metallurgy 2.00-2.00 WE209 Welding Fabrication Processes 4.00-4.00

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