California Community Colleges System Courses

UA FOREMAN TRAINING & PIPING INDUSTRY REVIEW

Advanced piping course of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Apprenticeship program. This course provides students with a working knowledge of Plumbing Codes and review of how changes affect the Plumbing Co

• California Community Colleges System
• 102 hours
• Paid Course

BASIC REFRIGERATION I/STANDARDS/CFC/OSHA 30

First-year course of the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprenticeship program. This course provides students with a working knowledge of thermodynamics, chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), and basic refri

• California Community Colleges System
• 99 hours
• Paid Course

REFRIGERATION SCIENCE

First-year course of the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprenticeship program. This course provides students with a working knowledge of basic refrigeration, refrigeration equipment, and equipmen

• California Community Colleges System
• 102 hours
• Paid Course

ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES I

Provides students with a working knowledge of basic electricity, including AC/DC theory and Ohm's Law. Students will be expected to apply these theories in the laboratory using electronic and testing

• California Community Colleges System
• 99 hours
• Paid Course

ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES II

Second-year course of the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprenticeship program. This course provides students with a working knowledge of advanced electricity, motors, starter, circuitry, and var

• California Community Colleges System
• 102 hours
• Paid Course

DIRECT DIGITAL CONTROLS I

Third-year course of the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprenticeship program. This course provides students with a working knowledge of controls, control theory, timing circuits, computerized co

• California Community Colleges System
• 99 hours
• Paid Course

DIRECT DIGITAL CONTROLS II

Third year of the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprenticeship program. This course provides students with a working knowledge of advanced control systems, including the uses of 2-position, float

• California Community Colleges System
• 102 hours
• Paid Course

START, TEST & BALANCE I

This course provides students with an introduction to start, test and balance for fluid distribution. Ducting, cooling, fans, and air distribution is covered in the laboratory exercises.

• California Community Colleges System
• 99 hours
• Paid Course

START, TEST & BALANCE II

Fourth-year course of the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprenticeship program. This course provides students with a working knowledge of start, test and balance for piping systems, pumps, chille

• California Community Colleges System
• 102 hours
• Paid Course

SPECIAL SYSTEMS/VRF/SPLIT SYSTEMS

Provides students with a working knowledge of pipe drafting and blueprint reading for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Hands-on activities include applying airside, waterside

• California Community Colleges System
• 99 hours
• Paid Course

HVACR INDUSTRY REVIEW

Fifth-year course of the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Apprenticeship program. This course provides students with a working knowledge of troubleshooting, test, and repair of refrigeration and air

• California Community Colleges System
• 102 hours
• Paid Course

PIPE MATERIALS, SAFETY & TOOLS, SOLDERING & BRAZING

This course provides students with a working knowledge of soldering and brazing along with safe practices as it relates to on-the-job-training.

• California Community Colleges System
• 123 hours
• Paid Course

MATHEMATICS/RIGGING & SIGNALING

This course provides students with a working knowledge of mathematics, rigging and signaling as it applies to the Plumbing and Pipefitting industry. Students will apply safety practices as it relates

• California Community Colleges System
• 123 hours
• Paid Course

DRAWING INTERPRETATION & PLAN READING/SCIENCE

Students will gain a working knowledge of drawing interpretation, plan reading and science as it applies to the plumbing industry. This course is required to meet the certificate requirements to becom

• California Community Colleges System
• 123 hours
• Paid Course

WELDING/OXYGEN-ACETYLENE

Provides students with a working knowledge of welding principles as they relate to Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW). Students will gain knowledge in the principles

• California Community Colleges System
• 123 hours
• Paid Course