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Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

Certificate Program

This certificate program will prepare students to become skilled in all aspects of heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning.

The program includes the following:

• OSHA-10 Safety Training
• HVAC Components
• Schematic Diagrams
• Electrical Controls
• Scale & Blueprint Reading
• Estimates & Calculations
• Heating Systems (Gas, Electric, Oil, Heat Pumps, Hydronic)
• Refrigeration Theory
• Air Conditioning Systems
• Refrigerants
• Commercial Rooftop AC Units
• Walk-In Refrigerators
• Commercial Freezers and Ice Makers
• Building Automation Systems (BAS)
• Ductwork & Plenum Fabrication
• EPA 608 Certification Exam Preparation
• EPA 608 Certification Exam

Mechanical aptitude highly recommended. Minimum 9th grade-level math skills recommended. Textbook included.

Offered at the following location(s): Dover, Bridgeville (ITPC), New Castle (ITC)

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions such as:

• HVAC Technician (entry level)
• HVAC apprentice
• Heat pump technician
• Refrigeration technician
• HVAC system manager

What You Will Learn

Measurable Performance Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will:

1. Describe the purpose of control systems.
2. Define the basic elements of electricity.
3. Understand the applications and use for electrical meters.
4. Exhibit the ability to read and design basic schematics.
5. Exhibit the ability to troubleshoot and repair control systems.
6. Describe and identify the major blueprint reading categories applicable to HVAC print reading.
7. Compare and contrast the multiple types of HVAC applications.
8. Identify various tools and instruments used in the HVAC industry.
9. Identify the components and operation associated with a gas fired heating unit, oil-fired heating unit, heat pump heating system, and hydronic type heating unit.
10. Explain the theory and processes of cooling and refrigeration.
11. Identify the components and operation associated with air conditioning and heat pump units.
12. Cut, fit, and join copper piping with silver braze.
13. Install low voltage electrical control wiring on HVAC equipment.
14. Evacuate an air conditioning system using the Triple Evacuation and Deep Evacuation methods.
15. Charge an air conditioning system using the Scale, Superheat and Sub-cooling methods.
16. Exhibit the ability to troubleshoot and repair HVAC systems.
17. Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical malfunctions of an air conditioning system using meters, refrigerant gauges, and schematics.
18. Execute the correct procedure in locating a refrigerant leak in an air conditioning system using a halogen leak detector.
19. Reclaim and recover refrigerant from rooftop and commercial HVAC equipment using standards that are set in Section 608 of the EPA Clean Air Act.
20. Perform a standing pressure air test on commercial RAC piping and equipment.
21. Fabricate a basic plenum and/or air duct using sheet metal bending techniques.