HVACR

Location(s): YTI Career Institute - York

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YTI Career Institute - York offers a diploma in HVACR. This program intensively covers the service, installation and repair of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems. Students will develop an understanding of the electrical and mechanical principles related to gas and oil heating units, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems. Emphasis is placed on acquiring proficiency in the use of analytical instruments as well as the mastery of heating and cooling principles under which these systems function. Graduates are prepared for entry-level positions as air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration technicians diagnosing electrical and mechanical malfunctions and making the necessary repairs. Graduates may also install and replace heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment.

All terms of the program are independent, thus the sequence in which they are offered to students may vary. The Institute employs a grading system based on one hundred percent. In the HVACR program, these percentages are:

90 to 100 (3.5-4.0) - Excellent; 80 to 89 (2.75-3.45) – Good; 75 to 79 (2.0-2.7) - Satisfactory; Below 75 (0) - Failure.

Program Requirements

Total Quarter Credits: 75

Length of Program: Twelve (12) months, consisting of five (5) ten - week quarters.

The HVACR program is offered in a Blended instruction delivery format, with didactic instruction occurring online, and hands-on labs occurring on campus. Online instruction is primarily asynchronous, with assignments and homework accessible 24 hours a day/seven days per week through the Learning Management System (LMS). Labs are scheduled 2-3 times per week. Students will need to reserve approximately 25-30 hours per week for educational activities and study.

Maximum class section size for this program is fifty (50) students for on-line lecture and eighteen (18) in lab.