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HVAC: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

Climate control is an important focus in every business and residence making HVAC students in high demand. During their course of study, students will learn the various applications that are used within maintained techniques of compressors, piping refrigerant lines, pressure gauges, electrical circuits, hydronics, burners, and thermostats. Students will also learn numerous renewable energy concepts new to the field.

Career Paths

  • Gas/Oil Heater Installer
  • Air Conditioning Technician
  • Refridgeration Installer
  • Sheet Metal Worker
Program of Study

HVAC

Course Number Course Name Course Description Credits Instructor Semester
1VX31B HVAC Students will be introduced to the basic functions of refrigeration. 7 Brown, Frederick 2
2VH11A HVAC Basic Electrical-201 Students will be able to wire basic electrical circuits. Students will also be introduced to Ohm’s law for circuit development. Strong focus on electrical safety. 1B, 1C, 2C, 3A, 3B,3C, 4C 6 Brown, Frederick 1
2VH21A Piping & Sheet Metal-201 Students will be introduced proper copper tubing techniques and torch procedures. Students will be able to solder braze and thread pipe. 1B, 1C, 2A, 2E, 3A, 3B, 3C, 4D 1 Brown, Frederick 1
2VH31A Intro to Refrigeration-202 Students will be able to layout, design, install and service small scale refrigeration systems. 1B, 1C, 2A,2D, 2E, 2F 6 Brown, Frederick 2
2VH41A Intro to Refrigeration Theory-202 Students will learn the operation of the four major components of a refrigeration system. Compressor, condenser, metering devices and evaporators will be covered. 1B, 1C, 2A,2D, 2E, 2F 1 Brown, Frederick 2
3VH11B Comm. Refrigeration Application-301 The eleventh grade semester one curriculum covers commercial refrigeration components and applications. Some of the topics covered are defrost systems, wiring schematics, evacuation and charging techniques as well as refrigerant recovery. 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F 2G, 3A, 3C, 4B 6 Knudsen, Derek 1
3VH21B Safety in Refrigerant Handling-301 All eleventh grade students will be taking the EPA Refrigerant Handling Course and take the exam for their EPA Certification in May. After the completion of the EPA Course students will be taking the R-410a Safety Training Course and will be able to take a test for their 410a Certification. 1A, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3C, 1 Knudsen, Derek 1
3VH41B Install/Serv Warm Air Heating-302 This course covers installing forced warm air heating systems. Some of the topics covered include heat load calculations, ductwork fabrication and installation. 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, 3B, 3C, 4A, 4D 6 Knudsen, Derek 2
3VH51B Designing HVAC Systems-302 The topics covered in this course are designing a heating system for a specific structure. Students will be using computer aided drawing programs to complete a Manual J Heat Load Calculation. 2H, 2K, 3B, 3C 1 Knudsen, Derek 2
4VH11A Install/Serv Hydronic Systems-401 Students will be able pipe a single zone and multi zone hydronic heating system. Students will wire all line voltage controls and low voltage control circuits. 2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2J, 3B, 3C 6 Knudsen, Derek 1
4VH21A Designing Heating & AC-401 Students will be able to name and explain the components of a Hydronic heating system. They will also learn the correct way to design and Hydronic heating system. 2A, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2J, 3B, 3C 1 Knudsen, Derek 1
4VH31A Install/Serv Hydronic Systems-402 They will also be introduced to wiring oil fired heating equipment. They will learn the operation and breakdown of a residential oil burner. This course will also cover the Massachusetts State Oil Burner Code. 1A, 1C, 2A, 2D, 2H 6 Knudsen, Derek 2
4VH51A Designing Heating & AC-402 Students will be able to design and cooling system using Wrightsoft HVAC. Students will then design the installation on Auto Cad or Visio. 2H, 2K, 3B, 3C 1 Knudsen, Derek 2