空调和制冷科学副学士

空调和制冷计划为喜欢用手，使用工具并努力理解和纠正空调和制冷系统中可能出现的问题的人们提供了职业发展的绝佳机会。该计划涵盖了空调和制冷的许多方面，包括简单制冷系统的理论基础以及向更复杂单元的发展。学生将学习正确的维修技术，例如正确使用标准和专用的手动工具和设备，使用氧乙炔和其他焊炬，管道，机械故障排除，管子切割和弯曲以及常见的焊接方法。培训还将涵盖电气原理图，使用仪表和其他仪器，电气故障排除以及EPA要求的制冷剂回收和再循环方法。
The air conditioning & refrigeration program provides a great opportunity for career development for people who enjoy working with their hands, using tools, and working to understand and correct problems that may occur in an air conditioning and refrigeration system. The program encompasses many facets of air conditioning & refrigeration including the theoretical basis of simple refrigeration systems and a progression into more complicated units. Students will learn proper repair techniques such as the correct use of standard and specialized hand tools and equipment, use of oxyacetylene and other torches, piping, mechanical troubleshooting, tube cutting and bending, and common soldering methods. Training will also cover electrical schematics, using meters and other instruments, electrical troubleshooting, and E.P.A. required refrigerant recovery and recycling methods.