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Wharton, Texas 77488
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979-532-4560
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5333 FM 1640
Richmond, Texas 77469
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281-239-1500
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550 Julie Rivers Drive
Sugar Land, Texas 77478
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281-243-8447
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4000 Avenue F
Bay City, Texas 77414
979-244-4552
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Dale Pinson
Vice President of Workforce Development, Continuing Education, and Distance Learning 
979-532-6324

dalep@wcjc.edu

General Information
Programs Offered
Cosmetology
Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology
Structural Welding

HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY

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    Class Schedules    Program Contacts

  Course Summary

Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology (36 semester credit hours)
A certificate program offered by the Division of Workforce Development, Continuing Education, and Distance Learning.       

This is a one-year program designed to provide students with job-entry knowledge and skills in the practical application of refrigeration and air conditioning.  The program of study includes, but is not limited to, methods of installing, maintaining, diagnosing, and repair­ing equipment.  Specific competencies taught include gas brazing and soldering, electrical circuit and motor analysis, systems troubleshooting, and residential wiring.

To receive a certificate, the student must maintain an overall GPA of 2.0.

Entrance Requirements

Applicants must be high-school graduates or have satisfactory scores on the Test of General Education Development (GED).

Course

Course Title

Sem. Hours

First Semester

HART 1401

Electricity Principles

4

HART 1403

A/C Control Principles

4

HART 1407

Refrigeration Principles

4

 

12 sem. hrs

Second Semester

HART 1441

Residential Air Conditioning

4

HART 2442

Commercial Refrigeration

4

HART 1445

Gas and Electric Heating

4

 

12 sem. hrs

Third Semester

HART 2431

Advanced Electricity

4

HART 2434

Advanced A/C Controls

4

HART 2436 (CC)

Troubleshooting

4

 

12 sem. hrs

(CC) = Capstone Course

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