HVAC/R Technology Program

Climate control is a hot field if you've got the training. Baran's HVAC/R Technology Program training takes you through everything from electrical to plumbing to trouble shooting today's commercial and domestic heating refrigeration/cooling units. Fire up your future with an education in HVAC/R .

Graduates are qualified as entry-level gas heating technicians, oil burner technicians, residential refrigeration and commercial refrigeration technicians who can work for local companies that install and maintain oil furnaces, gas furnaces and both residential and commercial air conditioning systems. Once licensed, you may decide to open and operate your own business.

Scholastic Overview
The HVAC/R Technology Program is a 105.5 quarter credit hour day program (78.5 quarter-credit evenings). Students receive instruction in both residential and commercial service, repair, installation and maintenance. All sections include classroom theory, hands-on lab instruction, and familiarity with National Electrical and BOCA codes. In the first two sections of the course you will receive instruction in the fundamentals of electricity, types of motors, capacitors, controls, wiring diagrams, schematics, tubing, soldering, and brazing.

You will also receive instruction in the fundamentals of refrigeration, domestic operations, window and auto air-conditioning. During the last two sections of the course you'll receive instruction in commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning, heating fundamentals for gas and oil furnaces, heat pumps, icemakers, and solar heat. Graduates earn 1,520 hours towards a Connecticut State S2 license, which license may be completed by working as an apprentice for a licensed company in the HVAC/R field.

Out-of-state students should check with their local or state licensing board for hours of credit that may be received towards appropriate licensing in their state for HVAC/R technician.

Graduates of the program will have had the opportunity to take the following certifying tests:

Universal EPA Certification
IMACA Certification for Refrigerant

Maximum shop/lab size: 20 students per instructor
Maximum class size: 40 students
Program Length: 12 months days/24 months evenings

Features and Benefits

1520 hours toward a Connecticut S-2 License
Opportunity to obtain Federal IMACA License while in school
Opportunity to obtain Low Pressure Certificate while in school

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Curriculum:

Electrical Fundamentals
The electrical fundamentals section of the course will introduce you to the concepts of electricity and how it is applied to residential and commercial heating and cooling systems. You will receive instruction in electrical fundamental concepts in theory and hands-on in the lab as it applies to the trade, also the basics from series circuits to motor operation, in order to be able to install, service, and repair all types of electrical equipment used in the industry.

HV 100 Fundamentals of Electricity
[9.24 quarter credits] [7.22 quarter credits evening]
You'll receive instruction in electrical, OSHA, and BOCCA code, plus the electrical fundamental concepts in theory and hands-on in the lab as it applies to the trade.

HV 110 Motors and Controls
[8.33 quarter credits] [6.31 quarter credits evening]
You will receive instruction in motor operation to be able to install, service, repair motors used in the industry, also how to recognize and wire all starting circuits and components.

HV 120 Refrigeration, A/C, and Heating Controls
[8.78 quarter credits] [5.81 quarter credits evening]
You'll continue to use, read, develop, and draw field pictorial and ladder diagrams, also to wire and troubleshoot the circuits. You'll receive instruction in how to recognize, install, and service solid-state controls.

Domestic Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
This section focuses on domestic refrigeration units, the typical cooling units found in a home. You will receive instruction in the concepts of heat and its removal, the foundation of the laws of thermodynamics, also in the soldering and brazing of copper pipe, how to properly handle refrigerant, and how to recover and charge a domestic refrigeration system. At the end of this section you may choose to become certified in the handling of refrigerant by taking the IMACA certification test.

HV 200 Refrigeration Fundamentals
[9.45 quarter credits] [7.01 quarter credits evening]
You'll be introduced to the concepts of change of state, heat and its removal, and the laws of thermodynamics. You'll receive instruction in the care and use of the acetylene torch and develop, practice, and perform proper soldering, and brazing.

HV 210 Refrigeration
[8.88 quarter credits] [8.88 quarter credits evening]
You will receive instruction in the environmental impact of refrigerant and CFC's, as well as in pressure, temperature, the enthalpy of refrigerants, the proper handling of refrigerant, and the basics of recovery and recharging.

HV 220 Air Conditioning Reclamation, Recycling, and Recovery
[8.76 quarter credits] [6.33 quarter credits evening]
You'll receive instruction in A/C concepts, psychometrics, relative humidity, as well as in the techniques necessary to size, install, service, troubleshoot, and repair room air conditioners. You'll also receive instruction in the differences in automotive A/C and how to properly recover and charge a system.

Commercial Refrigeration
This section is devoted to commercial refrigeration units and ice machines. These are the walk-in and reach-in freezers, refrigerators, and ice machines found in hotels, grocery stores, restaurants, and delicatessens. You will receive instruction in how to install, adjust, troubleshoot, and repair these freezers and refrigeration units, also how to identify, check, diagnose and service the different types of compressors found in commercial equipment

HV 300 Introduction to Commercial Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
[9.15 quarter credits] [7.10 quarter credits evening]
You'll receive instruction in how to identify, check, diagnose and service the different types of compressors found in commercial equipment, also how to test, change valve plates, and complete field tests and repairs.

HV 310 Commercial Refrigeration
[8.40 quarter credits] [6.20 quarter credits evening]
You will receive instruction in reading commercial A/C prints, properly estimate and perform load calculations for residential and commercial buildings, also in air properties, and how to use and plot the load calculations on the psychometric chart.

HV 320 Heat Pumps and Ice Machines
[8.54 quarter credits] [7.04 quarter credits evening]
You'll receive instruction in how heat pumps and ice machines operate and apply this knowledge to diagnose, inspect, and repair these commercial refrigeration units. You'll service and repair actual systems in a practical lab setting.

Heating Systems
This section of the course is devoted to residential and commercial heating systems. You'll receive instruction in how to install, operate, service, troubleshoot, and repair both gas and oil fired heating systems. This includes the control and circulation systems used to distribute the heat throughout the building. You will also receive an introduction to heat pumps and their operation and servicing.

HV 400 Gas Heating
[8.81 quarter credits] [6.97 quarter credits evening]
You will receive instruction in the safe operation of gas furnaces, also learn how to install, operate, service, troubleshoot, and repair gas furnaces.

HV 410 Oil Furnaces and Boilers
[8.54 quarter credits] [6.28 quarter credits evening]
You will receive instruction in the safe operation of oil furnaces and boilers, also how to install, operate, service, troubleshoot, and repair oil furnaces and boilers.

HV 420 Boiler and Furnace Fittings and Servicing
[8.95 quarter credits] [6.30 quarter credits evening]
You'll receive instruction in standard installation, maintenance, and repair of gas, oil, and electric heating systems according to BOCA Codes.

HVAC/R Technology Externship
For a one-week period, you will be given the opportunity to shadow a skilled technician in a real work setting. For day program only.

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