Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Technology
Program Overview
The two-year Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associates Degree program is to provide students with the skills needed for entry-level positions in installing, repairing, and troubleshooting various heating and cooling equipment. Students will work with industrial standard tools associated with equipment such as oil and gas furnaces, refrigeration units, and air conditioning equipment.
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Johnson College’s President & CEO, Dr. Katie Pittelli, visits industry partner, Simplex Homes.
Career Opportunities
Employment opportunities consist of HVAC installers, controls technicians, service technicians, maintenance mechanics, plumbers, engineers, programmers, research development, management, sales, and dispatch. But let’s be clear – this is an exciting, evolving field that requires hard work, dedication, innovation, and creative problem-solving.
Our Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning program graduates enter the region’s workforce at locations such as GLR Mechanical in Duryea, PA, Paupack Plumbing-Heating-AC in Hawley, PA. PICA HVAC in Scranton, PA, and T.E. Spall & Son in Carbondale, PA.
Program Learning Goals
Goal 1: Graduates will possess the skills necessary to obtain an entry-level HVAC Technician position.
Student Learning Outcomes – Students will:
- Identify HVAC/R equipment and system components, their functions, and their correlation within a system.
- Install various heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment.
- Pipe a hydronic heating system per manufacturer specifications.
- Develop and apply competent wiring skills.
- Demonstrate industry-specified soldering and brazing techniques.
Goal 2: Graduates will demonstrate safe HVAC practices and obtain an understanding of the significance of safety procedures in the HVAC environment.
Student Learning Outcomes – Students will:
- Perform tasks in accordance with OSHA guidelines.
- Exhibit proper usage of personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Demonstrate the safe usage of all tools and equipment.
Goal 3: Graduates will be able to perform entry-level troubleshooting and preventative maintenance on various heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems.
Student Learning Outcomes – Students will:
• Demonstrate entry-level diagnostic and service procedures for residential and light commercial air conditioning systems, such as split systems, ductless systems, and package units.
• Demonstrate entry-level diagnostic and service procedures for residential and light commercial heating systems, including furnaces, boilers, heat pumps, and rooftop units.
• Demonstrate entry-level diagnostic and service procedures for residential and light commercial refrigeration systems, in particular, walk-in coolers, icemakers, and freezers.
Course Outline
| CREDITS | |
| SEMESTER 1 | |
| Introduction to Pipefitting | 2 |
| Introduction to Electricity for the Trades | 1 |
| Introduction to Electricity for the Trades Lab | 2 |
| Microcomputer I | 3 |
| English Composition I or Industry Communication |
3 |
| College Algebra I and Trigonometry | 3 |
| First-Year Experience | 1 |
| SEMESTER 2 | |
| Fundamentals of Electricity | 2 |
| Fundamentals of Electricity Lab | 2 |
| Construction Drawings | 3 |
| Refrigeration | 2 |
| Refrigeration Lab | 4 |
| Science Elective | 3 |
| SEMESTER 3 | |
| Contract Elective | 3 |
| Communication Elective | 3 |
| Heating System Design & Installation | 2 |
| Heating System Design & Installation Lab | 4 |
| Air Conditioning Systems | 2 |
| Air Conditioning Systems Lab | 2 |
| EPA Section 608 Certification | 1 |
| SEMESTER 4 | |
| Introduction to Business or Customer Service and Our World |
3 |
| Motors and Controls | 2 |
| Motors and Controls Lab | 4 |
| Applied Practice and Special Topics Lab or Internship |
4 |
| Commercial HVAC\R or Introduction to Building Automation Systems | 3 |
| MINIMUM CREDITS TO GRADUATE | 64 |
For course descriptions, please visit the Course Catalog.