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Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (RHVAC) Department
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The Refrigeration, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning program offers a one-year certificate that prepares graduates for a wide range of RHVAC occupations. RHVAC technicians install, maintain, and troubleshoot climate control systems and production-related heating, ventilation and cooling systems. RHVAC technicians work in residential service and repair, office and facilities maintenance and repair, and in industrial or production plants. The program is competency-based with an emphasis on hands-on, skills-based labs that use real-world equipment. RHVAC technicians install, maintain, and troubleshoot climate control systems and production-related heating and cooling systems.
Students completing this program may, with help from the RHVAC instructor, design a series of courses that can lead to an Associate of General Studies Degree: Technology Option, a two-year degree.
Most classes are scheduled in the morning. Night courses and other part-time courses are also offered. Heating and cooling system technicians use a variety of tools, including hand and power tools, pipe cutters and benders, and torches, as well as digital multimeters, pressure gauges, and other testing devices. Tools, materials and equipment used in the trade are available in the campus RHVAC lab. Hands-on trainers are available, and more are being developed.
The RHVAC faculty at LBCC work to help you succeed, both in school and on the job. You will learn useful skills, and you will learn them quickly.