One-Year Embedded Technical Diploma
31-601-1
This embedded diploma is designed to prepare completers for entry-level employment in the area of residential heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) employment. The diploma covers print reading and code, air conditioning fundamentals, refrigeration fundamentals, electrical fundamentals, computerized HVAC and refrigeration design, heating systems, motors and motor controls, air conditioning and refrigeration piping, charging methods, customer service essentials, trade mathematics, and communications.
Pathway Certificates and Embedded Technical Diplomas are part of a larger model of BTC’s Career Pathways that link related academic programs in sequence. Each program offers direct job preparation and a path to the next level of academic programming.
Semester 1 | Credits | |
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804-306 | Shop Mathematics I | 2 |
601-116 | A/C Safety, Tools, Thermal Dynamics and HVAC Terminology | 1 |
601-117 | A/C Components, Refrigeration Cycle and Refrigeration Gauges | 1 |
601-118 | Air Flow Fundamentals | 1 |
601-121 | Electrical Safety, Meter Usage and Ohm's Law | 1 |
601-122 | Parallel Circuits, Combination Circuits and Capacitors | 1 |
601-123 | Electrical Services, Wire Sizing and Electrical Diagrams | 1 |
601-128 | Print Reading for HVAC/R | 1 |
601-129 | Mechanical Code | 1 |
601-131 | Access Valves, Compressors and Condensers | 1 |
601-132 | Evaporators, Metering Devices and Accessories | 1 |
601-133 | Heat Transfer Principles and Manual J | 1 |
601-134 | Wrightsoft Load Calculations and RESCheck | 1 |
Credits | 14 | |
Semester 2 | ||
601-136 | Split Phase Motor Identification, Testing and Replacement | 1 |
601-137 | Variable Speed Motors, Current Relays, Potential Relays and PTC Relays | 1 |
601-138 | Transformers, Contactors, Relays and Motor Starters | 1 |
601-141 | Gas Pipe Sizing, Gas Regulators and Gas Valves | 1 |
601-142 | Residential Gas Furnaces | 1 |
601-143 | Electric Heat and Air-to-Air Residential Heat Pump Systems | 1 |
601-146 | Flaring, Swagging and Soldering Copper Pipe | 1 |
601-147 | Air Acetylene and Oxy-Acetylene Brazing Copper Pipe | 1 |
601-148 | Refrig Recov, Deep Evac and Charging of Residential, Light Commercial, Geothermal and Ice Mach Equip | 1 |
601-149 | Refrig Recovery, Triple Evacuation and Charging of Heat Pumps and Refrig Equipment and EPA Test | 1 |
462-322 | Human Relations in the Industrial Setting | 2 |
Credits | 12 | |
Total Credits | 26 |