The heating and air conditioning courses deal with all phases of residential and commercial installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair. It includes forced air, hot water and steam heating, gas and oil burner systems, along with hands-on air conditioning and heat pump technology.
The plumbing aspect of the program provides instruction in the basic skills required by the plumber in the construction of residential housing and commercial buildings. The program ranges from the installation of waste and sewage lines to the installation of potable water lines and plumbing fixtures.
The program provides the necessary theory connected with plumbing and HVAC, as well as on-the-job training experience overseen by tradesmen.
Students will take the National Refrigerant Handling Certification Course and Test and the National ARI HVAC (Air conditioning & Refrigeration Institute Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning) Competency Test.
A student must successfully complete all courses in the prescribed four-semester program and earn a minimum cumulative index of 2.0, which is equivalent to a "C" average.
Each class day has a lecture scheduled at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Lab schedules continue until 3 p.m. each day after lectures. Each student is assigned a faculty adviser who maintains the student's grade records and is available for consultation daily. Schedules are blocked with a rotation system creating varied educational opportunities on off-campus projects in progress.
| First Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BLCT | 3413 | Blueprint Reading & Fixture Installation & Repair | 3 |
| BLCT | 3423 | Building Construction - Math / Estimating | 3 |
| BLCT | 3433 | Copper Pipe & Tubing, Water System Design & Installation | 3 |
| BLCT | 3453 | Plumbing Trades Safety, History and Drain Piping | 3 |
| BLCT | 3463 | Water Heaters & Public & Private Portable Water Systems | 3 |
| BLCT | 3443 | Hand & Power Tools of the Plumbing Trade - Public & Private Sewer Disposal | 3 |
| 18 | |||
| Second Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BLCT | 4143 | Basic House Wiring - Forced Air Heating Comfort Conditions | 3 |
| BLCT | 4153 | Fabrication of Various Sheet Metals of the Trade | 3 |
| BLCT | 4163 | Mid & High Efficiency Furnaces - Alternate Warm ir Heat Sources | 3 |
| BLCT | 4173 | Sheet Metal Air Distribution Systems and Venting |
3 |
| BLCT | 4183 | Sheet Metal Trade Safety - Drawing for Sheet Metal Layout |
3 |
| BLCT | 3473 | Heating Fuels - Combustion Theory & Troubleshooting | 3 |
| 18 | |||
| Third Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BLCT | 3483 | Electrical Fundamentals | 3 |
| BLCT | 3493 | Forced Air Furnace Controls | 3 |
| BLCT | 3503 | Hydronic Components, Circulating Pumps & Heat Sources 3 | 3 |
| BLCT | 3513 | Hydronic Controls & Motors | 3 |
| BLCT | 3523 | Hydronic Fundamentals & Hydronic Heat Sources | 3 |
| BLCT | 3533 | Hydronic Piping Systems, Radiant Floor Heating & Steam Heating | 3 |
| 18 | |||
| Fourth Semester | credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BLCT | 4203 | Air Conditioning Components & Installation | 3 |
| BLCT | 4213 | AC Fundamentals | 3 |
| BLCT | 4223 | Air Conditioning Performance & Troubleshooting and Heat Pumps | 3 |
| BLCT | 4233 | Heat Loss and Heat Gain | 3 |
| BLCT | 4243 | Refrigeration Handling Certification | 3 |
| BLCT | 4253 | Residential Duct Syst Design | 3 |
| 18 | |||