The Air Conditioning/HVAC program is a well established curriculum and has long served the desert community by providing highly trained individuals to work in various businesses throughout the Coachella Valley. The program offers a Certificate and Associate of Science degree for employment preparation that is designed to provide a wide range of courses in order to best serve student needs. In addition, required courses listed in the program are derived from the collaboration and dedicated efforts of members of a Technical Advisory Committee and other individuals’ experiences in the specific occupational areas. For more information please call (760) 773-2571.

Advisor:  J. Murray

AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CERTIFICATE FOR EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION
Dept.	No.	Title	Units
Required Courses:
ACR	60	Air Cond / Refrig I	3
ACR	61	Air Cond / Refrig II	3
ACR	62	Air Cond / Refrig III	3
ACR	63	Air Cond / Refrig IV	3
ACR	64	Air Cond / Refrig Elec I	3
ACR	65	Air Cond / Refrig Elec II	3
ACR	81	Heating I	2
ACR	82	Heating I	2
		Required Subtotal	22
Technical Electives - 2 units from the following:
ACR	48A	Seminar (Refrigeration Mgmt. and EPA Certification)	1
ACR	66	Air Cond Load Estimating	1
ACR	68	Air Dist Sys Design	1
ACR	74	ACR System Accessories	2
Other Electives - 3 units from the following (with advisor approval):
ARCH	11	Architectural Blueprint Reading	3
AUTO	18	Auto Heating & Air Conditioning	4
BIT	1	California Building Codes	3
BIT	2	Building & Mechanical Codes	3
BUAC	66	Fundamental Accounting Procedures	3
BUMA	28	Small Business Management	3
BUMA	31	Business Calculations	3
CIS	70A	Computer Business Appl / Windows	3
ACR	95A,B	ACR Work Experience (maximum 2 units)	2
		Required Courses	22
		Technical Electives	2
		Other Electives	3
		CERTIFICATE TOTAL	27

AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION A.S. DEGREE FOR EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION
Dept.	No.	Title	Units
Required Courses:
ACR	60	Air Cond / Refrig I	3
ACR	61	Air Cond / Refrig II	3
ACR	62	Air Cond / Refrig III	3
ACR	63	Air Cond / Refrig IV	3
ACR	64	Air Cond / Refrig Elec I	3
ACR	65	Air Cond / Refrig Elec II	3
ACR	81	Heating I	2
ACR	82	Heating II	2
		Required Subtotal	22
Technical electives: 18 units from the following:
ACR	48A	Seminar (Refrigeration Mgmt. and EPA Certification)	1
ACR	66	Air Cond Load Estimating	1
ACR	68	Air Dist Sys Design	1
ACR	74	ACR System Access	2
ARCH	11	Architectural Blueprint Reading	3
AUTO	18	Auto Heating & Air Conditioning	4
BIT	2	Building & Mechanical Codes	3
BUAC	1A	Financial Accounting I	3
BUMA	20A	Business Law	3
BUSM	94	Business Communications	3
CIS	70A	Computer Business Appl / Windows	3
		Required Courses	22
		Technical Electives	18
		General Education Requirements*	18
		Physical Education Activities	2
		DEGREE TOTAL	60
*To include: NR 1, Conservation of Natural Resources (3) Note: A student's background and work experience may present variances in total requirements.