Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
                                                                                                          Uvalde Campus

 

                             

                                                                                                                 

                  Faculty     Program of Study       Course Descriptions

Purpose

 

The Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program seeks to educate and provide guided learning experiences to individuals interested in entering this rapidly developing field. The goal of the program is for graduates to be employable as entry level service technicians in residential and light commercial air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating.

Students will learn about the refrigeration cycle, tools of the trade, instrument usage and application, wiring schematic reading and building, electrical controls and switches, refrigerant recovery, reclaiming and recycling, installation practices, troubling shooting procedures on electrical and sealed systems plus employee/employer relations, job hunting skills, resume building and information related to operating a small business.

 

Admission Requirements

Students are admitted to the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration program on a first-come, first-served basis. SWTJC has an open door admissions policy which insures that everyone who can profit from a college education has opportunity to enroll.  To be admitted to SWTJC students must submit the following:

1.    Completed admissions application;
2.    Official high school transcript or GED Certificate;
3.    Official transcripts from all colleges attended;
4.    Documentation for residency as requested;
5.    Dormitory deposit of $95, if applicable
6.    Must have taken THEA or be THEA exempt.

Students are encouraged to take the THEA test in the spring semester of their senior year.