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Heartland Community College

HVAC-R Installer

8 credit hours

Catalog Year 2024-2025

This microcertificate will prepare students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to work as an HVACR Installer in residential and industrial facilities. You will learn about the operation and maintenance of the individual components and functions of residential and industrial cooling equipment, as well as basic heating electrical systems, boilers, forced air furnaces, their operation, disassembly, inspection, and repair.  The program prepares students for the EPA 608 Universal Certification Exam and the NC3 Refrigeration Cycle Certification Exam. 

*This program can be completed in one semester, and is offered each fall and spring.

Program Requirements
Class Title Credit Hours
HVAC 102 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 1 3
HVAC 103 Heating Systems 1 3
BTEC 145 or SCED 110 Employment Success Strategies or Workplace Success 1
TECH 171 or TECH 172 10-Hour OSHA Construction or General Industry Safety 1
Total Credit Hours 8

Contact Us

Career and Technical Education Division
AMC 1600
1500 W Raab Road
Normal, IL 61761
Phone: (309) 268-8860
Fax: (309) 268-7963

Email the CTE Division

Adam Campbell

Dean, Career and Technical Education
AMC 1607
Phone: (309) 268-8895
Email: Adam.Campbell@heartland.edu