2019-2020 CSN Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 CSN Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Air Conditioning Technology: Critical Systems, CA [ACTCS-CT, 44.5 Total Credits]


Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Degrees and Certificates (A-Z)

GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

Important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program are located at www.csn.edu/gainful-employment.


DESCRIPTION

This program prepares students to install, maintain, service, troubleshoot, and repair critical systems such as in data process centers and hospitals. The program enables students to learn how to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair HVAC equipment for equipment cooling and other related machinery. Instruction includes classroom, laboratory, and hands-on work in the laboratory or in the field to help students prepare to meet challenges commonly found in the workplace.


STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

  1. Incorporate workforce safety principals while performing basic tasks of a Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVAC/R) technician.

  2. Interpret electrical/mechanical schematics on HVAC/R equipment to diagnose mechanical or electrical problems in a residential or light commercial environment.

  3. Appraise EPA rules, regulations, and refrigerant handling techniques in the performance of HVAC/R duties.

  4. Diagnose and repair electrical or mechanical problems on commercial air conditioning equipment; critical systems; chillers.

General Education Requirements (6 Credits)


Special Program Requirements (38.5 Credits)


Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Degrees and Certificates (A-Z)