Air Conditioning Technician Assistant
Offered at the Following Campus Locations
Program Overview
The Air Conditioning Technician Assistant TCC is a series of courses that prepares students to hold positions as refrigeration technician assistants.
Entrance Requirements
Next Generation ACCUPLACER® minimum scores: Reading 218, Writing 222, Arithmetic 223
Course Overview
AIRC1005Refrigeration Fundamentals4Introduces the basic concepts, theories, and safety regulations and procedures of refrigeration. Topics include an introduction to OSHA, safety, first aid, laws of thermodynamics, pressure and temperature relationships, heat transfer, the refrigerant cycle, refrigerant identification, and types of AC systems.1452AIRC1010Refrigeration Principles/Pract4This course introduces the student to basic refrigeration system principles and practices, and the major component parts of the refrigeration system. Topics include refrigeration tools, piping practices, service valves, leak testing, refrigerant recovery, recycling, and reclamation, evacuation, charging, and safety.1453AIRC1020Refrigeration Sys Components4This course provides the student with the skills and knowledge and skills to install, test, and service major components of a refrigeration system. Topics include compressors, condensers, evaporators, metering devices, service procedures, refrigeration systems and safety.1454Minimum Length of Program: 1 Term(s)Minimum Credit Hours for Graduation: 12