Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), A.A.S.

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(Code 1426)

This program provides the background, skills, knowledge, understanding and techniques needed for students to work as HVAC technicians. Students gain knowledge of various environmental conditions and how they impact human comfort level. In addition, students will have the skills necessary to install and service HVAC systems. Students should develop sufficient skills and knowledge for North American Technician Excellence (NATE) Certification.

Upon completion of this program [CIP: 47.0201], graduates should be able to:

demonstrate installation, programming, and troubleshooting skills for HVAC controls.
understand air quality and comfort levels of HVAC systems.
demonstrate installation skills for HVAC systems.
demonstrate service and troubleshooting skills for HVAC systems.

Please Note:

Prerequisite courses may apply to this program. A minimum of 60 unduplicated credits (100 level or higher) are required for all associate degree programs.

Life Skills

The following course prepares students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Life Skills (the skills needed to succeed in work-life including critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, professionalism, self-awareness, and self-management) and is required in the students’ first semester at MCC:

GNST 100 - Success Skills for the 21st Century 3 Credit:

Written Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Written Communication, choose one:

ENGL 100 - Freshman English I 3 Credit:
ENGL 101 - Freshman English II 3 Credit:

Oral Communication

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Oral Communication, choose one:

COMM 210 - Speech 3 Credit:
COMM 215 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 Credit:
COMM 220 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credit:

Laboratory Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Application of Scientific Methodologies, choose one:

BIOL 100 - Biological Science 4 Credit:
BIOL 105 - Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology 4 Credit:
BIOL 121 - College Biology I 4 Credit:
BIOL 122 - College Biology II 4 Credit:
CHEM 105 - Survey of General Chemistry 4 Credit:
CHEM 220 - College Chemistry I 5 Credit:
ENVR 101 - Environmental Science (Lecture and Lab) 4 Credit:
PHYS 101 - Physical Science 4 Credit:
PHYS 230 - College Physics I 4 Credit:
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Laboratory Science requirement but may have limited transferability.

Mathematics

The following courses prepare students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Basic Computational Methods and Mathematical Concepts and Applications (MATH190 is also a Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Course), choose one:

MATH 101 - Math for Everyday Life 4 Credit:
MATH 190 - Introductory Statistics 4 Credit:

Social Science

The following Michigan Transfer Agreement Recommended Course prepares students to meet MCC’s General Education Goal of Demonstrating Competence in Local, National, and Global Citizenship, one required:

POLI 240 - American Political System 3 Credit:

Humanities and Fine Arts

ARTS 190 - Art Appreciation 3 Credit:
ARTS 215 - Art History-Primitive to High Renaissance 3 Credit:
ARTS 216 - Art History-French Revolution to Contemporary 3 Credit:
ARTS 265 - Introduction to Film 3 Credit:
ENGL 195 - Introduction to Literature 3 Credit:
ENGL 200 - American Thought and Literature: Beginnings - 1865 3 Credit:
ENGL 201 - American Thought and Literature: 1865 - Present 3 Credit:
ENGL 220 - British Literature to 1798 3 Credit:
ENGL 221 - British Literature since 1798 3 Credit:
GERM 101 - German I 4 Credit:
GERM 102 - German II 4 Credit:
MUSI 101 - Music Appreciation 3 Credit:
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit:
PHIL 221 - Philosophy of World Religions 3 Credit:
PHIL 222 - Bioethics 3 Credit:
PHIL 230 - Death & Dying 3 Credit:
SPAN 130 - Elementary Spanish I 4 Credit:
SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish II 4 Credit:
Click here for additional courses that fulfill MCC’s Humanities and Fine Arts requirement but may have limited transferability.

Program Requirements

ATMN 110 - Electrical Circuit Analysis 3 Credit:
ATMN 140 - Industrial Motors and Controls 4 Credit:
HVAC 100 - HVAC Principles 3 Credit:
HVAC 120 - HVAC Fundamentals 3 Credit:
HVAC 130 - HVAC Controls 1 Credit:
HVAC 200 - State Electrical Code 1 Credit:
HVAC 210 - Comfort and Airflow 3 Credit:
HVAC 220 - HVAC Installation 5 Credit:
HVAC 230 - HVAC Service 5 Credit:
INDS 122 - Industrial Applied Algebra 2 Credit:
INDS 124 - Industrial Applied Geometry 2 Credit:
Suggested Elective Credits as needed (100 level or higher) - Suggested Electives: ACCT 115 4 Credit:, BUSN 135 3 Credit:, MGMT 235 3 Credit:, SOCI 235 3 Credit:, and/or WELD 101 3 Credit:.

Other Programs:

MCC also offers a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Technology Certificate .